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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Starting tomorrow on Indigenous Peoples’ Day federal contractors are scheduled to begin removing thousands of saguaros and other desert plants from Tohono O’odham land in Arizona for Trump’s border wall, according to tribal officials.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Absolute lawlessness. Backed by American taxpayers. If the little boy running away doesn’t infuriate you something is very wrong

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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
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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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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could.

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

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)

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

Today's jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy. What's required is investment in working people — and better wages. When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs. Remember this.

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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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

TRUMP VOTER: “Trump is a bald-faced liar. That's all I can say nicely… I was planning to retire, and I went back to work just to cover my insurance, my gas, and the price of food that keeps going up.”

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 22/09/2026

Prime Minister Netanyahu's lies about @mayor.nyc.gov don't change the fact that Netanyahu is a wanted war criminal who has blocked justice for Americans killed on his watch. If there's anyone who should be shamed & ashamed, it's him. He's lucky he was even allowed into our country.

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Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 22/09/2026

We need leaders who know what it feels like to stretch a grocery budget. To ration medication because it’s too expensive. To work hard but still drown in debt. We need leaders who will actually fight for change.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The vicious and corrupt cycle of monopolization: 1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market. 2) Use their monopoly power to price gouge consumers and shaft workers. 3) Use profits to make political donations. 4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement. 5) Repeat.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026

DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.

DoorDash messed up.
They repeatedly left more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers underpaid or paid late, causing them immense stress and financial difficulty.
That's unacceptable.
We've secured a $131.5M settlement from
DoorDash - the largest worker settlement in NYC history and largest delivery worker settlement in
American municipal history.
Every worker will be paid what they are owed, and every company will be forced to abide by the laws of this city.

LOGOS:
The OFFICE of the MAYOR of NYC
NYC Consumer and Worker Protection

Mayor Mamdani and Deliveristas representatives stand behind a podium.

Three delivery workers holding a giant fake check for $131.5M.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

CEO pay is up 1,316% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 28%. CEOs are now paid 325 TIMES as much as the typical worker in their industry, according to @epi.org Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In the richest, most powerful country in the world, it just shouldn't be this hard to afford groceries, pay your mortgage, or see a doctor.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Unlike Macklemore, these support acts don’t have big followings and they are giving up their chance to perform to stadiums to push back against censorship, not of themselves but of a fellow artist. Respect.

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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Cartoonist: Daniel Medina

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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 15/09/2026

All of Ed Sheeran’s opening acts and his touring band have dropped out of the remaining dates of his ‘Loop’ tour in solidarity with Palestine and Macklemore.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Corporations are not people. Their money is not speech. They should not be able to buy politicians. End Citizens United.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It’s funny, but also not funny at the same time.

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People Power United @peoplepowerunited.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

💰 Our tax dollars should make our lives better. Cut Pentagon waste and put our money into healthcare, housing, education, and communities. open.substack.com/pub/peoplepo... #America250 #PeopleOverPentagon

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Are we ever going to find out what happened to mitch McConnell

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton was not just a legendary singer-songwriter, actress, or deeply beloved queer and style icon. She was a feminist and a humanitarian. Her quiet generosity and inclusive philosophy changed modern activism. Dolly will be remembered dearly, and truly missed.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/08/2026

This is truly heartbreaking. Dolly Parton was an extraordinary person and an irreplaceable champion of the working class. We are a better country because of her.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives. Now, two unvaccinated people have died from measles. What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/08/2026

For too long, New Yorkers have come to Housing Court with emergencies — and been forced to wait weeks or months for assistance. Not anymore. The most hazardous Housing Court cases in which the health, safety, or wellbeing of New Yorkers are at risk will now be fast tracked.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dolly Parton... -Gifted millions of free books to kids -Ensured musicians she worked with got union benefits -Helped fund medical research, including the COVID vaccine -Donated millions to communities hit by natural disasters -Quietly funded high school band programs We lost an incredible person.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

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VT Commons @vtcommons.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This is treason.

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Dear government, don’t send startling, high-pitched alerts about wildfires to ordinary people's phones. Send them to the CEOs of fossil fuel companies and make them impossible to switch off until they stop the destructive plunder that's contributing to climate change.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I don't know who needs to hear this, but an economy controlled by a handful of oligarchs isn't a "free market."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps. McDonald's CEO raked in $20.5M in 2025 — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay. Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 958x the company's median employee pay. See the problem?

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Dr. Vin Gupta: There is no proven link between the childhood vaccine schedule and the development of autism. There are other much more plausible and proven risks that we just don’t talk about because they are so focused on their hypothesis that’s been debunked.…

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

On the 91st anniversary of Social Security, these words from FDR are just as important today:

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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

NO PARKING FOR ICE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS! 🚨 Organizers and Tribeca neighbors in NYC are rising up against ICE using local facilities like 35 Harrison! We demand community safety, accountability, and an immediate end to federal abductions in our city. ICE out of NYC. 🎥 VoteBeNyee

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/08/2026

A reminder about taking the 5th.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

RFK Jr's CDC reportedly scaled back foodborne disease tracking last year, removing cyclospora from mandatory reporting. The CDC also lost roughly 3,000 employees since 2025. Now a cyclosporiasis outbreak has killed 2 and sickened thousands across 45 states. "Make America Healthy Again."

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Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 05/08/2026

Corporate interests made a bet on Michigan's primary. Billionaires spent. Corporate PACs spent. The establishment (on both sides of the aisle) spent. Michigan voters chose Working Families Party candidates anyway. Here's what happened. 🧵

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.

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Women’s March @womensmarch.com · 05/08/2026

🚨 HAPPENING NOW 🚨 Women's Marchers have been arrested in the Capitol for standing vigil for the people killed by ICE. #AbolishICE llustrations by @channeldraw

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.

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