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Vote. Vote Dem. Then primary any Dem that votes for corporations/maga/ice over the people. This is the way forward. No 3rd party voting until RCV is universal in the US

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h
It’s bad enough that Gavin Newsom opposes California’s Prop 40. But he also supports Prop 42, a billionaire-backed poison pill that would cancel out Prop 40 entirely and make it impossible to enact future wealth taxes. It’s clear whose side he’s on. Remember this in 2028.
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Newsom Endorses Ballot Measure That Would Cancel Out Billionaire Tax—and Ban Future Wealth Taxes | Common Dreams
"He’d rather millions of children and families lose their healthcare than ask a couple hundred billionaires to finally p
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If you're coming into my mentions to defend Hakeem Jeffries weak shit today, just save us both the trouble and block me first.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 12/10/2026
I fail to understand why this idea is considered radical.
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Kevin Morris @socceralt.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
National soccer media needs to do a better job covering what’s going on in Austin. Entire fan section walks out mid match and it’s absolute crickets out-there. If you’re covering the match and focusing on Nashville’s win or Austin’s loss you are not doing your job.
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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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Fascist Dem Tracker @fascistdemtracker.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Just because I'm seeing an uptick in the defense of anti-trans Dems like Annie Andrews and some of those defenders being followers of this account, let me be as clear as I can be: Bigots, like yourselves, aren't welcome here. Go cosplay as a decent person somewhere else and unfollow.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 08/10/2026
This new Sherrod Brown ad debunks a anti trans ad while tying the Republican senate candidate to Jeffrey Epstein. THIS is how you fight back against anti trans ads.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
why do republicans feel so free to be corrupt and bigoted? they face almost no consequences. the "opposition" party doesnt take them to task for it and they are fixated on flipping gop supporters instead of cultivating their base. the mainstream media is in full-on capture, worred more about money.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Look how easy it is to frame this issue! This handsome writer did it and he’s not very smart www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
yeah its so important you went to the tyrant's crowning ceremony. gtfo here with this.
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God @thegodshow.com · 05/10/2026
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t.
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furryninja.bsky.social @furryninja.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I recommend calling the NFL to complain about the illegal propaganda ad being run during games on Fox. Here's the number:
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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 24/09/2026
Yes. I think the consensus among US elite pundits and senior politicians that the way to protect liberal democracy is *not* to punish elite figures who violate its rules is wrong. A norm starting at least with the Watergate pardon. The opposite is true. You need to enforce the law and Constitution.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wu on redistricting if Dems get control: "You do the exact same thing that they did to you until they say mercy" and agree to national, bipartisan reform.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You’re paying for Trump’s campaign ads—and Fox News is cashing in www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
dailykos.com
You’re paying for Trump’s campaign ads—and Fox News is cashing in
President Donald Trump is using taxpayer dollars to finance a new ad meant to stop the blue wave that’s barreling toward GOP candidates.
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 06/09/2026
My very unpopular take is that MAHA is right on some things in defining the problem and very wrong in defining the solution. And if you ignore that at least some segment of MAHA is because of the horrible treatment women have at the hands of medical professionals that's on you...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Increase in productivity since 1979: 93% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 34% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Clicking through reveals she’s looking for allies to [checks notes] ban toxic chemicals like PFAS and hold big businesses accountable. I’m supposed to be mad about that?
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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 01/09/2026
It’s Nice To Be Disliked By One Of Those
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M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I suspect a lot of you outside of the state of Ohio (and possibly some of you inside of the state of Ohio) are not aware of the current billion dollar bid Black Rock is making to buy up our electric utilities  Yes, -that- Black Rock I feel like this should be much, much bigger news 🚨
cleveland.com
Data center investors want to buy Ohio’s public utilities
Consumer advocates warn a $10 billion deal that would give BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, control over AES Ohio could create conflicts of interest that end up raising electricity rates ...
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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
STAND WITH MINNEAPOLIS SPIDER-MAN! A local hero took action to confront far-right hate outside City Hall after hate agitator Jake Lang drove onto sidewalks at counter-protesters. Standing against fascism is not a crime—protecting community is courage! Drop the charges now! #FreeSpiderMan
Minneapolis Safety And Crime Alerts •••
LOVE, WILLIAM NICHOLAS, 33, is currently in custody on a Hennepin County warrant involving a misdemeanor assault allegation. The warrant was charged by Minneapolis PD. All individuals are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
Charge
5th-Degree Assault - Fear of Bodily Harm or Death
- Misdemeanor
Bail: $300 bail/bond without conditions or $50 cash bail without conditions

Pictures of William NicholasSpiderman defeating Jake Lang who found shelter behind a Christian crossSpiderman fist in the air with a Mexican flag in the background
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Dawn Summers real or fake @dawnsummers.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If you can find common ground with Jared kusher, but not zohran mamdani, you shouldn't be in democratic leadership
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The gap between corporate profits and worker wages is the largest it's ever been. Wondering why people are fed up with the system? [Source: KPMG]
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Franchesca Ramsey @chescaleigh.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
"I would never thought the United States would act this way" - Nunca Pensé featuring Mariachi Arcoiris is available on all streaming platforms
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
if establishment candidates want to start winning primaries again all you have to do is say that rich people have too much money and that youll prosecute trump admin staffers and republicans that have broken the law
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
ICC CHIEF PROSECUTOR: “Oppose Israel and we will go after your family — You have been warned. Rubio, McConnell sent me a letter… what’s liberating is accepting mortality.”
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
New report from Ohio Immigrant Alliance: Of 59 criminal ICE and Border Patrol agents, 85% committed sex offenses, nearly 2/3 against children. "The sexual and physical violence against women and children documented in OIA’s report is not an aberration — it is a reflection of the agencies’ culture.”
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They Walk Among Us - Criminal ICE and Border Agents — Ohio Immigrant Alliance
The Ohio Immigrant Alliance released “They Walk Among Us: A List of 59 Sexually and Physically Abusive ICE and Border Agents,” an analysis of sexual and violent crimes committed by ICE and Border Patr...
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 22/07/2026
Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.
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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
in the wake of Amy Acton's anti-trans turn in Ohio, I will re-up this @bostonreview.bsky.social essay where I make the case that abandoning trans rights is BAD POLITICS for Dems, as it will turn away their own pro-LGBTQ base w/o winning over a single new voter... www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
bostonreview.net
Trans rights aren’t tanking the Democrats.
Julia Serano responds in a forum on “How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism.”
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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
if, instead of organizing around rallies or campaigns, if the democrats ever wholeheartedly re-embraced the labor movement specifically and formal organizing like this around housing and similar material aspects of american life, my god just imagine
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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
like, I know people get mad when you say liberals prefer fascists to leftists but they keep saying it
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The air quality in Michigan is the worst in the world right now. How did we get here?
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God @thegodshow.com · 09/07/2026
Mamdani got into office and instantly: • Froze rent for 2 million New Yorkers • Cut subway fares in half for low-income riders • Fully funded NYC parks • Added $680M for public schools • Launched free child care for 2-year-olds If establishment politicians actually wanted to help you, they could.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Quick post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS on the idiocy of liberals punching left.
campaign-trails.ghost.io
Punching Left
Over the last month, there's been a flurry of panic from self-styled moderates and centrists in the Democratic Party about the success of a few socialist candidates in party primaries. Some of this g...
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Darrell Lucus @darrelllucus.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I’ve drawn a lot of hackles for saying Chuck Schumer set the stage for the current fiasco in Maine. Now there’s proof. A solid candidate was ready to jump in until the DSCC told him not to—because it was betting the house on Janet Mills.
notus.org
Chuck Schumer Hits His Limit
The Democratic leader has frustrated some in his party over how he’s engaged in this year’s primaries.
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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
From the Telemundo broadcast just now by the commentary team during a slow-mo replay of the goal and a shot of Haaland with his hair down: "This is a perfect goal. The ball didn't touch anything." In exaggerated, gravely, dramatic voice: "TERMINATOR"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/06/2026
KARL: Rs are gonna make you the poster child for the D Party MAMDANI: Let them. We don't have to ask ourselves what life looks like if a socialist wins. I won last year & over the course of the last 6 months what we've delivered for working people are the very things we were told were impossible.
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Brent Terhune @brentterhune.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Green Reflecting Pool
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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Dr. Amy Acton @amyactonoh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Ohio taxpayers have now spent over $1 billion on private school vouchers this year. Meanwhile, public schools across the state remain unconstitutionally underfunded and asked to do more with less. www.cleveland.com/education/20...
cleveland.com
Ohio has again dished out more than $1B in vouchers to private schools for the year
The state has already spent more than $1 billion on taxpayer-funded vouchers to support private schools in the 2025-2026 school year, and the total is expected to rise.
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Dr. Amy Acton @amyactonoh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
A strong public education system is the foundation of a strong Ohio. It's time to put our students ahead of special interests and fully fund Ohio’s public schools so that every child, regardless of zip code, can get a great education.
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God @thegodshow.com · 06/06/2026
Never forget the liars who told you and told you that Democratic Socialism would never work. The people that brought you Trump’s pedocracy did everything they could to stop Mamdani.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Here are the 117 Democrats who voted with Republicans against Rashida Tlaib's Lebanon war powers resolution. Thomas Massie was the one Republican to join 91 Democrats — who all bucked party leadership — in voting for it.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The path to passing Medicare for All:
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Mikie Sherrill’s state police destroyed the mutual aid tent for families of the detained that had been in operation at Delaney Hall for more than a year, providing clothes, food, even stuffies for the kids. They just trashed it. I’m pretty speechless at the kind of person you have to be to do this
A photo from the inside of the mutual aid tent to benefit the families of detainees at Delaney Hall. Boxes of donations, clothes  and materials are strewn all over the floor, documents and boxes open and thrown everywhere. NJ state police are evil.
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