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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 12/10/2026

Columbus Day has become one of Trump’s obsessions on his anti-woke warpath. Should we be surprised that the U.S. president has a soft spot for a racist leader who engaged in war crimes and sexual abuse? Read 7 things about Columbus’ horrible record: zeteo.com/p/7-reasons-...

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Star Trek Corrected Captions @startrekcc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Bugs when you lift up the log they were under:

Screenshot from Star Trek: Lower Decks showing Dr. T'Ana strapped to an upright bed. Her right eye is squinting, only open a sliver. Her left eye is wide open, a perfect circle. There is a large patch of fur missing from her left shoulder. She looks rather irritable (though this is normal).

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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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Richard Howe @richardhowe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not a fan of Newsom, but this is wonderful and I have to give him points for not messing it up.

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Benjamin Ahr Harrison @benjaminahr.mobi · 18/09/2026

Paramount’s new logo goes crazy!

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Benjamin Ahr Harrison @benjaminahr.mobi · 24/09/2026

The clip of me walking here isn’t from a student film, but an actual commercial. The point stands nonetheless!

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Slow Poke @poesloak.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Went to a speed dating event, got a headache in the middle of it, and still have the headache 5 hours later. Still learning to deal with socializing and how to be a secret introvert.

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Slow Poke @poesloak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If any men out there are looking for community and want to stop relying on women to help them figure shit out, I'd recommend the #ManKindProject. I've been going to a group for the past 12 months and it's been great. 1/2

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Slow Poke @poesloak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This sounds like an astounding television show. I would watch the whole thing.

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Slow Poke @poesloak.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The USA is number one! In COVID deaths! 1.1 million so far--

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Dana @dct7871.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Brawndo-It’s what plants crave!

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pc93 @pc93.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Help stop war criminality.. 13,618 signatures reached, 1,000,000+ needed. End P5 Veto Impunity—Protect/Serve Humanity! Not war criminals! Help civilized humanity make a difference. change.org/ReformtheUni...

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John E Warren 🤠🐝♿️ @floppyadult.com · 20/09/2026

The "backlash" is meaningless rightoid grifter shit and wish to Christ IGN would stop doing this.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Fuck your concern Fuck your fans" chants outside Ed Sheeran concert in Philadelphia

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Frederik Obermaier @frederikobermaier.com · 22/04/2026

Ten years after #PanamaPapers, too much hidden wealth is still hidden - and too many promises remain unkept. Leaks exposed the system. Reforms were promised. Loopholes remain. @bastianobermayer.bsky.social and me ranting about what still needs fixing 👇 www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/h...

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The Deafening Silence on Offshore Wealth

Frederik Obermaier & Bastian Obermayer explain why, ten years after the publication of the Panama Papers, financial crime havens endure.

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Slow Poke @poesloak.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It's too bad no one is still talking about the #PanamaPapers.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Paramore’s Haley Williams adds acts that dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with @macklemore to her pre-show playlist 🎵 www.instagram.com/p/DdYmKSTDRC...

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markitoresists.bsky.social @markitoresists.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Everyone, please volunteer for Elliot Rodriguez campaign so he can beat her eliottrodriguez.com#volunteer

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Eliott Rodriguez – For Congress

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/09/2026

When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients. (Published Oct. 2024 with @capitolforum.bsky.social)

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Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Treatments

When companies like Aetna or UnitedHealthcare want to rein in costs, they turn to EviCore, whose business model depends on turning down payments for care recommended by doctors for their patients.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 14/09/2026

“In this case, at least, you could really say the shoes have changed feet.” Rob Malley challenges the portrayal of Iran as a country ruled by one man and the US as a democracy governed through institutions. Iran is making decisions through an institutional process, he says, while in Washington...

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Punk on Bus Lives!🚍📻 @punkonbuslives.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It was that MAGA POS Robert Kraft that got Macklemore kicked off Ed Sheeran's tour. Not really a surprise since MAGA loves genocide.

Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10/09/2026

oof this is...not good

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Slow Poke @poesloak.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Philip K Dick wrote a novel called The Penultimate Truth, about a future where humanity was lead by what might as well be an AI president. The great thing about technology is that generally it can't be stopped once it's been adopted.

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MuseOfTheDay @museoftheday.eurosky.social · 09/09/2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! BERNIE!!!❤️

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The Blogging Goth @theblogginggoth.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

"Labyrinth" starring #DavidBowie and #JenniferConnelly hit cinema screens on this day 40 years ago. It was directed by #JimHenson from a screenplay by #TerryJones based on a story conceived by Henson and Dennis Lee, with #GeorgeLucas serving as Executive Producer.

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Slow Poke @poesloak.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Happy 60th Birthday, #starTrek. I was in #internalFamilySystems therapy, and my family took the guise of a starship bridge crew. LOL! Picard, Data, Kirk, and Spock have, along with #JimHenson, had an enormous influence on me.

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Orchi @orchiscribbles.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Happy #StarTrekDay! Here's to Star Trek: Lower Decks, the show that turned me from a casual Trek viewer into a full on Trekkie. I love vintage things, so I wanted to make a tribute in the style of retro comics, it's the 60th anniversary after all! #StarTrekLowerDecks #lowerdecks #StarTrek

A drawing of the main characters of the show Star Trek: Lower decks in the style of 1960's paper print comics. It looks slightly aged due to the paper texture. From left to right: Lieutenant Junior Grades Beckett Mariner, Brad Boimler, Sam Rutherford, D'Vana Tendi and T'lyn. They have sort of formed a human train walking down the corridor of the USS Cerritos.
Mariner is closest to the camera, she is pulling Boimler by his arm, which is over her shoulder and smiling, looking back at her friends. Right behind her is Boimler, his right arm over Mariner's shoulder as he's being dragged forward by her. He's looking behind his shoulder and grinning widely as he shouts some thing at Rutherford, Tendi and T'Lyn. Next in line iis Rutherford, who's smiling widely and has a hand on Boimler's shoulder. His left arm is linked with Tendi's right, who is linking her other arm with T'Lyn's and dragging her along. Tendi looks cheery and shouts back at Boimler. At the end of the conga line is T'Lyn, who is being dragged along by T'Lyn. Her expression says she's not against it. T'Lyn is holding a PADD in her left hand, suggesting she was mid work when this impromptu human train formed. They are walking past a large window, and through the glass you can see the passing nebula.

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

We really need to learn to distinguish between disagreements and dealbreakers We don't have to agree on what falls into each category, but we need to agree that these categories exist and are distinct

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unpersoned.bsky.social @unpersoned.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

If Dems don't do this, they will have failed us entirely.

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