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Mark Rickling

@mrickling.bsky.social
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The worst, full of passionate intensity. Tweets my own. Formerly Americans for Tax Fairness and SEIU. #DCU and #ADRV

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Micah @rincewind.run · 11h
it’s 2026 how are we still fucking doing this
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Micah @rincewind.run · 11h
Trump: *says horrible thing* the media: he didn’t actually mean it Trump: no I definitely one hundred percent meant it
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 10h
Tough break for MSM when Trump doubles down on what they tried so hard to sanewash.
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Mark Rickling @mrickling.bsky.social · 16h
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Stella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
One surprising thing from the Trump era is the level of cowardness and capitulation exhibited by institutions of power. Even in the face of evidence that pushback works and that the law is on their side, they continue to fall in line. It's a stain that will be hard to erase from history.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Again, <only Republicans> ever get to talk like this. If a single municipal level Democrat ever did, it would be a national outrage &spark a wave of “civility” discourse, & op-eds about how Dems must Respect Real Folkz & talk across difference. Democracy is incompatible with this double standard.
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Crypto already has a branding of ‘it’s just a bunch of scams and scammers,’ and this didn’t help because now even the top guy did the same thing that people hate.” 😂 😂😂 The problem’s not just the branding guys, it’s the product!
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump sullying crypto’s good name. Give me a freakin’ break! apple.news/ANDSDH5DORH2...
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Trump loses favor with crypto fans who call him out for cashing in — The Washington Post
The president’s 2024 campaign leaned into crypto to attract young men, a demographic that is deserting Republicans in the midterms.
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Mark Rickling @mrickling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The trade deficit in August was almost 30% higher than it was two years ago www.census.gov/econ/indicat... Trump would be very angry if he found out how much more we're being ripped off under his watch www.census.gov/econ/indicat...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 29/09/2026
[2/2] With Senator @senwhitehouse, I've introduced the ECO AGOA Act, which sets a simple standard: if you want America's trade preferences, enforce your own environmental laws. More from @politico subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter/2...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 29/09/2026
[1/2] The race for Africa's critical minerals shouldn't become a race to the bottom. Mining and other industries poison water, soil, and lungs when environmental laws go unenforced, and today AGOA rewards those countries with duty-free access to our market. subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter/2...
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Omri Marian @omrimarian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is a great example to show that we don't really need the government to subsidize clean energy through tax credits and alike, for people to make the transition to clean cars. We just need to stop subsidizing the oil and gas industry.
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Mark Rickling @mrickling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When it comes to coaching talent, we’ve played ourselves into the “beggars can’t be choosers” category.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Washington Post once got attention by cracking and exposing Watergate. Now, it's going viral with articles about whether you should drink iced coffee at interviews. What a comedown.
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Mark Rickling @mrickling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Knew about the hit and run, did not know about the ban or the sexist comments. ☹️
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Mark Rickling @mrickling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Beach Shack, Cocoa Beach.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Raskin made a holy shit observation on MS Now this afternoon: Since taking office, Trump has made a million dollars per hour for himself. Every hour, he has made more than twice the president’s annual salary.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The New York Times has now run two prominently placed stories about Zohran Mamdani's comms department coordinating with unpaid influencers as if it is a huge scandal. Will they cover Trump using our tax dollars to buy literal campaign ads as if it is equivalent scandalous? If not why not?
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 24/09/2026
[2/2] Last week, GOP, always obedient to Trump, said cheat on by rejecting my amendment. Easier for them to talk against fraud than actually take meaningful steps to stop it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBWF...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett discusses his crypto tax evasion Amendment at Ways and Means
YouTube video by U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 24/09/2026
[1/2] Crypto is great for tax evasion. There is no good reason for excluding crypto platforms from filing IRS Form 1099 like other securities dealers. And an exclusion costs $4 billion of estimated tax cheating. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBWF...
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett discusses his crypto tax evasion Amendment at Ways and Means
YouTube video by U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett
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Mark Rickling @mrickling.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Don't you have a rabbit for precisely this purpose?
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 20/09/2026
[2/3] Crypto-miners have actually cost Texans millions when they have to be paid to conserve energy during disasters and heat waves. youtu.be/wAJyNWX-8d4
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett urges to protect the environment from the impacts of crypto
YouTube video by U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 20/09/2026
[1/3] Not only is crypto a valuable tool for tax evasion, money laundering, and other criminal activity, the data centers it requires can impact our air, water, and electricity bills. youtu.be/wAJyNWX-8d4
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Ben McKenzie @benmckenzie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Spoiler alert: they did it with crypto www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/b...
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The ‘Monster’ Behind Russia’s Global Effort to Evade Western Sanctions
A Moscow firm uses shell companies and cryptocurrency to launder money, and a custom app to forge trade records, to help Russia bypass sweeping financial restrictions.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
He thinks a “deficit” means we send money to other countries for nothing. He thinks “tariffs” are a tax on the target country when they’re actually a tax paid by Americans. Why? Because he’s an idiot. presswatchers.org/2026/09/dona...
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Donald Trump is an idiot, and the mainstream press is covering up for him | Press Watch
He does incredibly stupid things and doesn’t understand basic concepts, for starters
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 21/09/2026
We're going to see more of these bogus stories trying to rehabilitate the image of DOGE bros who happily did massive damage. The premise of "oh we really thought we were helping" is a lie.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
RFK Jr: "We are also looking at chemtrails"
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 16/09/2026
[1/3] With soaring prices from Trumpflation, tariff taxes, and a reckless war, Americans are hardly prioritizing new tax breaks for crypto. youtu.be/nhUkijJeZSI
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett on the harm of the crypto industry on America
YouTube video by U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett
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ITEP @itep.org · 16/09/2026
Today, a House committee will weigh in on whether the crypto industry deserves special tax breaks. The answer is a clear no. Crypto has caused more harm than good, and there is no reason to tax it more favorably than other assets and transactions. itep.org/congress-sho...
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Congress Should Reject Proposed Tax Breaks for Crypto
Crypto provides no clear benefit and instead harms society in several ways. Even if crypto was useful in some way that outweighed the harms it causes, there is no reason to make exceptions that treat ...
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Bari Weiss has plunged CBS News into ratings calamity. —"Evening News" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —"CBS Mornings" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —And now "60 Minutes" has posted worst ratings of 21st century More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...
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Bari’s ‘60’ Bust
Bari Weiss blew up “60 Minutes," ostensibly to create a better show. Instead, her revamped premiere just suffered its worst debut ratings of the 21st century—what one longtime TV executive told Status...
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Mark Rickling @mrickling.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The word “unconstitutional” should be foregrounded as an adjective when describing this plan.
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Mark Rickling @mrickling.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It’s no Come on Pilgrim or Surfer Rosa. 😈
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 10/09/2026
[1/3] Once again, Trump earns his self-proclaimed title of “King of Debt.“ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...
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Trump Wants to Give Out $5,000 Checks. It Would Cost More Than $1 Trillion.
The president’s idea to hand every American adult a “dividend” if Republicans keep control of Congress likely would need congressional approval, exacerbate the deficit and lead to a rise in inflation,...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/09/2026
at this point being a nazi edgelord online must be a prerequisite for working in the trump administration, no?
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Mark Rickling @mrickling.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Jinx!
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Jim Manley @jamespmanley.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Not sure about you but when he first came to the senate I used to criticize the fact that he dressed like a slop and was widely mocked for it. And I will say one more time that Schumer made a big mistake to allow this to happen, for the reason you stated
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/09/2026
turns out the guy who looked, talked and dressed like he didn’t give a shit about the job…doesn’t give a shit about the job
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
it's insane they do this bend-over-backwards "critics say it raises questions" shit when the actual law just says "its illegal to put living people on currency"
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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Not sure why they used the word ‘backfired’ as expanding the IRS was to audit more rich people was one of Biden’s goals and it was working. Which is why they slashed it at the first opportunity.
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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 01/09/2026
IRS audit revenue fell sharply last year after the Trump administration cut the agency’s workforce. The IRS lost roughly 30% of its audit staff, and as a result, lost 35%, or $3.5 billion in revenue from taxes already owed.
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IRS Audit Revenue Has Plummeted Under Trump, Watchdog Finds
The I.R.S. lost roughly a quarter of its employees since President Trump took office, hampering the agency’s ability to conduct audits.
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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Apple bends the knee to Trump’s latest round of anti-Canada impulsivness.
Lake Ontario
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Inequality.org @inequality.org · 28/08/2026
“The unfairness of how corporate wealth is distributed is off the charts and people want action to change that,” said @sarahanderson.bsky.social of @ips-dc.org. “I think we could be seeing the beginning of a serious backlash.” www.ft.com/content/6f3a...
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US corporate profits surge to record as worker payouts wilt
Pre-tax earnings hit highest share of national income since aftermath of second world war
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 31/08/2026
in john roberts’ constitution, congress does not exist and the power of the purse belongs to the president, who is an elected dictator embodying the authentic Will of the People
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 31/08/2026
[1/3] Why does it cost more to finance a new truck or a new home? Just one more cost of Donald Trump’s mismanagement. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Bessent acts to break bond market fever, head off rising borrowing costs
After long-term Treasury yields on Tuesday rose to their highest point since 2007, the treasury secretary doubled a buyback of government debt.
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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This is freaking BANANAS. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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Mark Rickling @mrickling.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Thank goodness?
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Mark Rickling @mrickling.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Dave Kasper who?
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Terrible. "By the time the U.S. began attacking Iran, Central Command, which said it needed a minimum of nine of its 16 [civilian protection] staffers to function, was left with one person...A U.S. airstrike hit a school, killing more than 100 children." www.propublica.org/article/hegs...
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Top Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed. He Did It Anyway.
The U.S. military has killed hundreds of noncombatants since gutting its Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response mission last year. After significant blowback, the Defense Department is considering part...
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