Reposted by Laura KnappJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New 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 152151046505
Reposted by Laura KnappScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If we had actual journalists in this country, this would have been reported as a story. 22646622410
Reposted by Laura KnappJennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I think @darrigomelanie.bsky.social said everything that needs to be said. 662172385074
Reposted by Laura KnappRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Don't be fooled into thinking that a "free market" only exists when corporations get to "self-regulate" and do whatever they want. And don't be led to think that the government is "intruding" into the market when it crafts laws to protect the public. The real issue is power — and who has it. 10935211005
Reposted by Laura KnappThe Onion @theonion.com · 12/09/2026Trump Claims He Was Falling Mantheonion.comTrump Claims He Was Falling ManWASHINGTON—Saying America could frankly be more grateful for the enduring image he provided, President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that he was the previously unidentified Falling Man captured midai... 27964103
Reposted by Laura KnappTasha @toshyou.bsky.social · 30/08/2026NO media 1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended Wa Post buried it A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it Repost the march they buried 226120916810
Reposted by Laura KnappRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Walmart spent $43.4B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2025, enough to give each of its 2.1M workers annual bonuses of $2,953. Last year, retiring CEO Doug McMillon pocketed $29.2M — his largest payday ever and 958x Walmart's median worker pay of $30,520. Textbook corporate greed. 334105153899
Reposted by Laura KnappPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Gary, Indiana residents have been without power for ten days. Here’s how you can help.blockclubchicago.orgGary Residents Have Been Without Power For 10 Days. Here's How You Can HelpA South Side business is offering free laundry service for storm-affected Gary families, while another fundraiser is collecting money for essentials as some residents face a second week without electr... 7038462950
Reposted by Laura KnappBlueResister 🦋Fighting for Democracy 🦋 @blueresister.bsky.social · 23/08/2026@kingresist.bsky.social @bandroll.bsky.social @mattmcneilshow.bsky.social @boxdonkey17.bsky.social @itistherealjas.bsky.social @gigialexander123.bsky.social @clarkpowers.bsky.social @blueresister.bsky.social @merlinmm.bsky.social @ltwlauren.bsky.social @bluthrunthru.bsky.social 1269
Reposted by Laura KnappForbes @forbes.com · 22/08/2026“Stars And Stripes” played a major role in breaking stories about living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln earlier this summer. forbes.com‘Stars And Stripes’ Editor Says He’s Worried About Military Censorship After Fires Him For ‘Insubordination’“Stars And Stripes” played a major role in breaking stories about living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln earlier this summer. 434105704108
Reposted by Laura Knapp💋SassyAss💋Sister🔥🔱ValkyrieQueen🔱❤️🔥🥷Resistance Fighter👊 📎 @sassysister27.bsky.social · 18/08/2026🆘 Very Low Reposts! 😢 Sweet Suzie needs help! She’s trying to find a foster but she’s not being seen… 🙏 Please share this sweet, sad girl and get her out before she’s killed! 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏 12530
Laura Knapp @lauracknapp.bsky.social · 10/08/2026It’ll give us more time to spend on social media 020
Laura Knapp @lauracknapp.bsky.social · 10/08/2026In other words, AI will experience both your personal growth and your life so you don’t have to 1110
Reposted by Laura KnappRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Dozens of gas-burning power plants are being built across the country, solely to power data centers. These plants could emit as much planet-warming pollution as half of all passenger vehicles in the entire country in a single YEAR. We need a data center moratorium — now. 642185766772
Reposted by Laura KnappBarry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Red Crescent Moon over the CTA Elevated Tracks in downtown Chicago. This week, 7 years ago. 326243
Reposted by Laura KnappHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The caller on Rand Paul’s virtual town hall is all of us. 1306168554861
Reposted by Laura KnappBrant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 29/07/2026A Very Bad Thing to Do…. 306105953063
Reposted by Laura KnappAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/07/2026a statement from Fauci's lawyers says Rand Paul has "an intense & seemingly pathological course of retribution, revenge, & obsession with Dr. Fauci ... The accusations that Chairman Paul continues to propagate are false and disgraceful, and we will examine all options to hold him accountable." 528129783698
Reposted by Laura KnappNorah 🤗 @thenoraheffect.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Enjoy The Silence- Depeche Mode 🥰 1202671620
Reposted by Laura Knapptomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 22/07/2026The CDC went from 11 cyclospora experts to three, has no permanent leaders in 80% of senior roles, and just surpassed last year's measles count. Former top officials say we are less prepared for a pandemic than before Covid. RFK Jr. is overruling the science in real time.theguardian.comCDC cuts leave US less prepared for disease outbreaks, former officials warnAs measles, hantavirus and cyclospora spread, experts say lost staff and expertise are slowing the response 36637383
Reposted by Laura Knappgozion @ravnica11.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Paul Klee, Häuser am Meer/ Houses by the Sea, 1920, watercolour. 121266177
Reposted by Laura KnappGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Order now—supplies won’t last long 382104322283
Reposted by Laura KnappChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18/07/2026I wasn’t ready for this. ☠️ 😭 Low T Pete will never live this down. 813102025033
Reposted by Laura Knapppmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Norman Rockwell - "Picasso vs Sargent" (1966) 372468371
Reposted by Laura Knapp𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/07/2026This is how to speak to every single one of those sycophants. 1151209997657
Reposted by Laura KnappAida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 11/07/2026🔥 #Pinks #USDemocracy 151588544
Reposted by Laura KnappPolitico @politico.com · 10/07/2026Black leaders across the South have expressed a visceral shock in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision gutting the Voting Rights Act. But as the surprise wears off, a sense of isolation has begun to set in among some. 🔗 politi.co/4vSW46T 36177512890
Reposted by Laura KnappKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 09/07/2026gee I sure hope this week’s ep doesn’t get our apartment bombed by the government 171479115
Laura Knapp @lauracknapp.bsky.social · 09/07/2026If the DNC is dumb enough to listen to David Brooks of all godforsaken losers, they deserve to be tarred and feathered 000
Reposted by Laura KnappWell-tarred Flask 🇮🇹🇺🇦🇨🇦 @chemprofcramer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Sky over #Chicago reasonably exciting just now… 1365
Reposted by Laura KnappLuca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Venezuela is shaking and the world is barely watching. People still trapped under rubble, rescue teams overwhelmed — but it's not trending. Not enough clicks, apparently. Some disasters only matter if they happen in the right country. 🇻🇪 Pray for Venezuela. 🙏 1312671
Reposted by Laura KnappCosta Rica Kid @zymplex.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Why it’s time for Democratic socialism! 504162224583
Reposted by Laura KnappEdward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Edward Hopper Gloucester beach, 1924 872078
Laura Knapp @lauracknapp.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Agree with almost all of this but the last line (which sounded elitist)…Americans don’t want to be managed or led. We want to be represented (aka, listened to) 000
Reposted by Laura KnappBarry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Shifting Skyline. One of two new Chicago skyscrapers is almost complete at 400 N Lake Shore. The 72-floor north tower (right center) will be ready in 2027, followed by the construction of the 64-floor south tower. 114928
Reposted by Laura KnappRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/06/2026How we beat back the corporate takeover of America: 1. Break up corporate monopolies 2. Continue building union power 3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics Let’s keep working to unrig the system. 511148334427
Reposted by Laura KnappAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 20/06/2026This made my day 1082960557
Reposted by Laura KnappThe Donk @thedonk.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Pedolf's Ls for the week - "I love the inflation" - Mercilessly booed at Knicks game, naps - Rain-delayed White Trash UFC circus, naps - $14M pool renovation reflecting all his failures - Ignored at the G7 - Star-studded list of artists for OPC opening - Signs surrender in (checks notes) Versailles 38292282378
Reposted by Laura KnappBarry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Today is American Eagle Day. Image captured in Illinois. 015021
Reposted by Laura KnappChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 17/06/2026He's lying. You know why we know? WE HAVE THE AGREEMENT HE SIGNED!!!! Here's the operative language: "The U.S. undertakes, together with regional partners, a comprehensive plan...for the rehabilitation and economic development of Iran...of at least $300 billion." 1256162186411
Reposted by Laura KnappBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 18/06/2026It’s been five years since Alex Jones lost InfoWars to the Sandy Hook families. As the verdict came down, he asked: “Do these people actually believe they’re getting any money?” He hasn't paid them a penny. Well, The Onion is going pay them anyway. The new InfoWars begins July 2nd at 8 p.m. ET.ms.nowThe Onion says it won’t wait for the courts, will launch Infowars to pay Sandy Hook familiesThe Onion’s staff is tired of waiting for the courts to settle its pending takeover of Alex Jones’ brand, so the new Infowars will launch next month. 274225495260
Reposted by Laura KnappGreyBruceInfo- Part Owner of Canada 🇨🇦 @brucegreyinfo.bsky.social · 14/06/2026 411227405311