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Leo Mekenkamp

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Inequality Media Civic Action @imcivicaction.bsky.social · 20h
Billionaires would rather do this than pay taxes.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Trump's family has pocketed $3 billion in cash and gifts since the 2024 election. Much of that came from crypto schemes as he deregulated the industry. That money could pay for a full year of SNAP benefits for 1.3 million people, or more than 600 million free school lunches. Second Gilded Age.
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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 23h
The Telegraph obtained information that it was Elon Musk’s idea to reduce the maximum speed of Starlink-controlled (interceptor-) drones in Ukraine, then got cold feet that this might backfire on Starlink in the European market and then finally blamed Trump for this episode.
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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 23h
President Zelenskyy offered Trump an alternative in destroying Russian refineries. Instead, he offered that Starlink is extended to Russia and ballistic launchers will be attack. This has not only be ignored, but shortly later Starlink respectively Starshield in Ukraine has been curtailed.
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Philip Obaji Jr. @philipobaji.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Happy to speak in Oslo, Norway, on Understanding Russia’s Hybrid Warfare: Experiences from Arctic to Africa. Many thanks to the Ambassador of Latvia to the Kingdom of Norway for hosting me
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Hidde Bouwmeester @hiddebouwmeester.nl · 16/10/2026
Zeer sterk punt. Je moet een zekere mate van naïviteit moeten bezitten om in dat vredesnarratief mee te gaan. (1) Je moet geloven dat er te praten valt met een president die de soldaten die in april 2022 in Boetsja kinderen hebben verkracht de hoogste militaire onderscheiding gaf.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 23h
I don't know how many lines have to be crossed before the remaining democratic West realises this fucking maniac cannot be permitted the power he's accumulated. We have Musk. Or we have established international security norms. We can't have both.
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Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 23h
This is what terrorism looks like.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
The lengths people to go to deny Russia any agency over its own actions never ceases to amaze. It's as if western oligarchs are what stopped russia from reversing 550 years of invading people and but for them the a post soviet dali lama would be in charge today.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Your Prez was sat on the blog. Everyone else has their take on Donald's betrayal, here's mine Donald is destroying US power. darthputinkgb.substack.com/p/betraying-...
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By Betraying Ukraine, Donald is destroying US Power.
The self destruction of the USA’s global reach will not be consequence free for the USA
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Luc Stultiens @lucstultiens.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
"Er is nergens geld voor in Den Haag, maar de VVD wil wel €16 miljard uittrekken voor een verbouwing van box 3. Een kleine duizend euro per Nederlander.. Zo halsstarrig als de VVD zich verzet tegen het belasten van vermogen of geluk, zo gretig wil ze graaien in de portemonnee van werkenden". 👇
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Joop.nl @joop.nl · 16/10/2026
Roderik van Grieken: 'Feitelijk laat hij Duk zelf vertellen hoe inconsequent zijn redenering is'
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Wierd Duk onderuit met één simpele vraag - Joop - BNNVARA
Roderik van Grieken: 'Feitelijk laat hij Duk zelf vertellen hoe inconsequent zijn redenering is'.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 16/10/2026
⚡️ "Even when Bill Clinton was president, Putin was waging war against Chechens... That war taught Putin a lesson: if he uses oil and gas to tempt the world, many politicians will look the other way," President Zelenskyy stated, highlighting a long-standing Russian tactic.
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@Marcel @elsschot.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Tegenover deze onbetrouwbare verrader Trump👇👇 staat #Zelensky, die wat mij betreft is uitgegroeid tot een van de grote en charismatische leiders in het huidige tijdsgewricht.
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@Marcel @elsschot.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Terwijl #Karremans dit aankondigt met grote woorden ("Het is tijd voor een nieuwe wederopbouw van onze infrastructuur") gaat het hier in feite om 't repareren van grove nalatigheid van de overheid. Miljarden voor verouderde bruggen en sluizen, ten koste van aantal grote projecten - nos.nl/l/2635227
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Miljarden voor verouderde bruggen en sluizen, ten koste van aantal grote projecten
Grote bedragen gaan onder meer naar de Haringvlietbrug en het gemaal in IJmuiden.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
The core Sovereign Grant for King Charles from public purse will rise to £99.9m (from 2027/28). 93% increase from £51.8m in 2024/25. 65% higher in real terms than in 2016/17. Did your income rise at that rate? 25.3m people live below minimum income standard. We are in it all together, aren't we
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Royal financial privileges show that we are not in it together
This week, after perfunctory scrutiny, the UK parliament approved a core Sovereign Grant of £99.9m (from 2027/28) for the King, a 93% increase from the £51.8m for 2024/25 and 65% higher in real terms ...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
"My money is on the hookers and urination having actually occurred." #PutinsPeePeePuppet 🇷🇺 shorturl.at/K0fJF
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Traitorous Trump knifed Ukraine — and proved a terrifying Putin theory is true
It’s one of the great unanswered questions of the past decade: what the hell could Russia’s dictator president Vladimir Putin have on Donald Trump that would force the American president to consistent...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Ultra-wealthy donors are spending a staggering $430 million to fight state efforts to raise their taxes. If they can afford to drop millions of dollars to keep their taxes low, they can afford to pay slightly higher taxes. They’re making the case for taxing the rich better than anyone else could.
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The $430 Million War Against Taxing The Rich
Ultrawealthy donors have spent nearly half a billion dollars trying to convince voters to keep their taxes low via the b
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
The fact we signed two treaties, one concerning German reunification & the other with NATO and never mentioned it in either, is another clue. And there are others. And we used to say it was the countries to decide. Which is odd if you have a promise. By facts are imperialist.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
OTD in 2016 Gorbachev stated quite categorically that he never received a promise by NATO not to admit new members to the alliance. He said the idea that Russia was betrayed is a myth. Which triggers my trolls.
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Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
If a post goes viral by just asking 3 people to share & getting those people to share to just 3 people each. It would have to be over 10 levels deep before you've enough eyes to make an impact. This is why socials are like the lottery—You need everyone sharing & funny shit does better than life
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@Marcel @elsschot.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Het verbaast me dat dit👇interview met fiscaal jurist Jasper Graaff zondag jl in #Buitenhof niet veel meer stof heeft doen opwaaien. Heinen heeft hier als minister van Financiën een hoop uit te leggen. Overbelaste ambtenaren komen om in het werk en door bezuinigingen wordt het alleen maar beroerder.
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Ally Sammarco @allysammarco.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
If there’s one photo to sum up the Trump era, this is it.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
The question is not "why has Donald betrayed Ukraine?" The question is "how big a cut of unfrozen Russian assets will Donald get for betraying Ukraine?"
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Christine Teunissen @christinepvdd.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Zeer zorgwekkende ontwikkeling. Politie Amsterdam voert klakkeloos verzoek van autocratische president Trump uit. De Partij voor de Dieren roept het kabinet op om dit soort verzoeken niet langer uit te voeren en gaat hierover Kamervragen stellen.
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Politie Amsterdam neemt op Amerikaans verzoek server in beslag van linkse internetdienstverlener A/I: organisatie zou ‘antifa’ faciliteren
Een eenheid van de Amsterdamse politie heeft dinsdag bij een datacenter op het Science Park in Amsterdam een server in beslag genomen van de Italiaanse internetdienstverlener Autistici/Inventati (A/I)...
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Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Capital—ism at its finest
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Hidde Bouwmeester @hiddebouwmeester.nl · 14/10/2026
De Oekraïense defensieadviseur Serhii Beskrestnov meldt dat SpaceX zonder waarschuwing beperkingen heeft ingevoerd voor Starshield-terminals. Dit laat zien waarom de invloed van bigtech uiterst problematisch is. Zonder waarschuwing kunnen bedrijven militaire operaties saboteren.
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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Many Starlink terminals in Ukraine are financed by Poland. Its Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has put Elon Musk on notice regarding the evolving situation.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
OTD in 2002 🇺🇦 began decommissioning its nuclear capable Tu-22 strategic bombers & Kh-22 cruise missiles, as per the Budapest memo. 30 bombers & 230 missiles were destroyed over 2 & half years in exchange for promise 🇷🇺 would never invade. But you can believe our promises now
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Mathijs Bouman @mathijsbouman.nl · 14/10/2026
En ondertussen zijn Nederlanders weer massaal Tesla's gaan kopen, want die Musk, die bemoeide zich toch niet meer met het Amerikaanse beleid?....
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
UK Chancellor rejects calls to equalise capital gains and income tax rates. Could have generated £14bn a year. This perk benefits less than 1% of the people, mostly in London and South East England. Workers taxed at higher rates than the wealthy. archive.ph/cGk2B
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Healey rejects calls to equalise capital gains and income tax rates
UK proposal had been backed by senior Labour figures, triggering nervousness among entrepreneurs and investors
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Esther Ouwehand @estherouwehand.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Mooi, belangrijk nieuws! Het is verboden, maar toch wordt bij 99% van de biggetjes het staartje afgebrand. Erkens móet nu gaan handhaven. Dat betekent: omslag naar een dierwaardige veehouderij (met onze wet!) Stop met couperen van lichaamsdelen, geef varkens de ruimte om te wroeten en te spelen 🐷
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Varkens in Nood wint staarten-zaak: staatssecretaris moet coupeerverbod handhaven
Dat oordeelt het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven. Het couperen van biggenstaarten gebeurt toch, ondanks een verbod, en de regels zijn duidelijk, zegt de rechter.
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Partij voor de Dieren @partijvoordedieren.nl · 13/10/2026
Fantastisch nieuws voor de natuur! In Nederland wordt natuurvernietiging en het beschadigen van ecosystemen, ofwel ecocide, strafbaar. Ook als mensen er niet direct door geraakt worden. De EU verplicht alle landen om dit aan te pakken 🌍
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Isa Yusibov @isayusibov.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Maarten van Rossem haalt hier zoveel dingen door elkaar dat het echt niet te harden is. Niemand zegt dat Poetin een OMVANGRIJKE invasie plant. Bovendien produceert Moskou nu meer dan in 2022, dingen die niet worden gebruikt in Oekraine: met een reden. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6gJ...
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Maarten van Rossem: 'Deel ze eens een enorme knal voor hun kop uit’ | De Wit & De Wereld
YouTube video by Pauw & De Wit
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Isa Yusibov @isayusibov.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Heel onverstandig vanuit Russisch perspectief". Godmondieu, het is 2026 en Europese meneren denken nog steeds dat Poetin exact dezelfde redelijkheid hanteert bij zijn besluiten. JE KAN NIET REDENEREN VANUIT RUSLANDS PERSPECTIEF MET JOUW EIGEN DENKKADERS. Zo vermoeiend dit.
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Hidde Bouwmeester @hiddebouwmeester.nl · 12/10/2026
Eigen observatie. Ik track via app elke dag alle comments. Die kun je vervolgens categoriseren in toon en de ratio 90-10 qua zuig en haat en de rest overige is op een commentaantal van 400 na 3 dagen echt teruggevallen naar maximaal 65 negatief. Niet wetenschappelijk, wel significant waarneembaar.
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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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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Seven US senators from both parties say Trump broke the law by greenlighting Russian diesel imports, pointing to a 2022 ban meant to stop American money from bankrolling Russia's war, and accusing the administration of skipping Congress entirely.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The billionaire class is going all-in to keep Trump and the GOP in power because they don't want to pay their fair share in taxes. Here's how we fight back.
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How to Actually Tax Extreme Wealth (ft. Gabriel Zucman)
Billionaires want you to believe taxing their extreme wealth is too radical and that it can’t be done.Baloney.Economist
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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B heard media 💚🇵🇸 @bheardmedia.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
'Muslim Greens and Jewish Greens stand together in unequivocal condemnation of the deeply offensive cartoon published in The Daily Telegraph on Saturday 10 October 2026.' Solidarity 💚 #standtogether ❤️💚 Source: jewishgreens.greenparty.org.uk/2026/10/11/j...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This summer: Thousands of deaths from extreme weather. This weekend in the media: What's the point of the Green Party? This morning from the Labour party 👇
Ministers preparing to slash heat pump subsidies to fund defence spending
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This is good. The UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories seems to have decided that a country that has been attacked & occupied by a far right nuclear power that is carrying out genocide should be prevented from defending themselves. Interesting. unwatch.org/russian-prop...
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Stop Arming Ukraine, UN’s Albanese Tells Europe
PRESS RELEASE Guterres pressed to condemn rapporteur after she used her UN platform to argue against defending a country under invasion, on issue outside
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Rob de Wijk @robdewijk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Heulen met de vijand heet toch collaboratie? Dat is precies wat onze ‘bondgenoot’ Amerika met zijn dieseldeal met Poetin doet.
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Democraten én Republikeinen boos na omstreden dieseldeal: 'Genante vertoning'
Het plan van de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump om diesel uit Rusland te importeren, levert flinke kritiek op in de Verenigde Staten. Zowel Democraten als Republikeinen vrezen dat het besluit de Ru...
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Great, you get Russia to leave ALL of Ukraine and end the war, then Ukraine can lift martial law and hold elections. When do you think you can get this done?
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Exactly. They will interpret “wrongdoing” the way they want. The simple reason why they want to have society on the surveillance, is because of all the shit that they are doing and are going to do. They know how people will react, and they need to contain what people are doing before it spreads
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