Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Sergey Brin has spent over $100M to oppose the passage of the California wealth tax. Here's why: 241
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 09/10/2026They're selling postcards to the hanging. Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...nytimes.comFort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon SaysIf carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history. 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The answer to the question: "Have you no sense of decency?" when posed to the Trump Administration is: "No." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...nytimes.comFort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon SaysIf carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history. 100
Reposted by Stuart LevineAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026Ossoff: "If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club" 511153483424
Reposted by Stuart LevineWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass 1071244435231
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The case against Andy Harris. talbotspy.org/2026/09/27/t...talbotspy.orgTake a Long, Honest Look at Andy Harris and Decide by J.E. Dean - Talbot Spy 001
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"At the apex of the pyramid comes Big Brother. Big Brother is infallible and all-powerful. Every success, every achievement, every victory, every scientific discovery, all knowledge, all wisdom, all happiness, all virtue, are held to issue directly from his leadership and inspiration." 000
Reposted by Stuart LevineCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“.. this week felt different — like the political environment was disintegrating in real time ..” @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/09/26/t... 841387255
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Re: The CNN et al. lawsuit challenging Trump's attempt to bar them from the WH Press Briefings. I discovered that Chat GPT and, I believe Claude as well, tie in to Court Listener. Basically, I have set up Chat GPT to notify me of new developments in the case. Here's what Chat GPT said: 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I predict that the grocery stores will see a run on popcorn in the weekend before November 3, 2026. 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It is now pretty much obligatory that you have to be both ignorant and stupid to actually like Donald Trump. Today's example: He's considering blocking exports of diesel fuel to fight the price increases. 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The report of the IG of the Defense Dept. and that of the CBO both find that the cost of the Iran War is about $30B. Both reports grossly underestimate the costs of the war. 100
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Trump: "Nice center for the performing arts you got there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/a...nytimes.comTrump Fights Back After Judge Says Name Must Stay Off Kennedy CenterPresident Trump threatened to cancel a $257 million renovation of the performing arts venue if the judge’s ban was not overturned. 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I don't know whether the ChatGPT "response" is real or is Judge Luttig's thoughts, but this is interesting nevertheless. I Asked ChatGPT If It Thinks Of Itself As Having In Any Sense A Heart And Soul . . . judgeluttig327269.substack.com/p/i-asked-ch...judgeluttig327269.substack.comI Asked ChatGPT If It Thinks Of Itself As Having In Any Sense A Heart And Soul . . .The Asymmetrical Answer That Came Back Was Utterly Fascinating 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The shortages in diesel fuel are likely to grow. Significantly, the reason for the coming shortages is not merely declining oil production, but includes a serious decline in refinery capacity. Finally, remember: diesel is basically the same as heating oil. oilprice.com/Latest-Energ...oilprice.comDiesel Crunch Set to Worsen as Refining Capacity Falls Short, Industry Warns | OilPrice.comIndustry officials at APPEC warn the diesel supply crunch is set to worsen, with refining capacity stretched thin heading into winter. 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 04/09/2026When you're so in the tank for Trump that Fox fires you, you're really in the tank. 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 03/09/2026At one time Maria Bartiromo was a respected journalist. Then she fell under the spell of MAGA. Today, abruptly, Fox let her go. 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 30/08/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ9B...youtube.comHave to answer to the Coca-Cola companyYouTube video by UHFknob 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Go to Bo Thompson's complete post. As an entertainer, Ms. Parton was not my cup of tea. As a person, she was clearly one of the righteous of this world. 020
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 22/08/2026This gem from the Moratorium Against the War in Vietnam in Dallas, October 15, 1969. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwgk...youtube.comI'm Waiting for the Man - The Velvet Underground Live 1969 (4K)YouTube video by AnalogAnarchy99 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 21/08/2026A crack spread is a simplified measure of the difference between the market value of refined petroleum products and the crude oil from which they are made. I had Chat analyze the crack spread as to US heating oil.probono.slnews.us 100
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 17/08/2026It is hard to determine whether Trump is mentally ill or is actively a puppet of our enemies. 100
Reposted by Stuart LevinePeter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I'm going to KEEP talking about how Senator Rick Scott, the RICHEST man in all of Congress, DEFRAUDED Medicare & is trying to CUT Social Security. Will you join me?🤚 549148446010
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 10/08/2026How did they lure them out of their mothers' basements? 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Query: Eugene Rostow was the the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency under President Reagan and Dean of Yale Law School. Would he have held those poss if it were widely known that his full name was "Eugene Victor Debs Rostow"? (Victor Debs being a famous socialist leader.) 000
Reposted by Stuart LevineDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 08/08/2026If dogs could vote, they'd all vote blue. 2134127444
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I'm not certain how I feel about these Ukrainian produced videos that show Russian soldiers in the moments before they are killed by Ukrainian drones. Aren't these really snuff films? 010
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Jeffrey Epstein tried to mail a postcard to convicted sex offender Larry Nassar that read in part: "Our president also shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to "-'grab snatch'..." 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Again, a few questions on the Trump "tax deal": Before Blanche entered into the tax portion of the "deal," was there any active audit of the tax returns of the participants involved? 100
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 29/07/2026This is an outrage: There should be no tax provision unless there has been an audit of all open years--the concept of "future" tax obligations gives Trump et al. a free pass going back years. 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Ross Douthat will not be running a prediction market for 60 Minutes. 110
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Ross Douthat will be joining 60 Minutes as a correspondent. He will not have sexual relations with a woman who looks like a chunkier Bari Weiss. 010
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Commanders for Israel’s Security (CIS) is Israel’s largest movement of retired IDF generals and colonels as well as Mossad, Shin Bet, Police, NSC and Foreign Service equivalents. Read their open letter to Trump: docs.google.com/viewerng/vie...docs.google.comCIS-2-POTUS-07262026.pdf 110
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I assume that it is good news that Republicans have a lower life expectancy. 010
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Here's a link to a "gift" article from the WSJ. I don't know whether this link allows access to the comments that are posted, but those comments are instructive. www.wsj.com/business/dav...wsj.comExclusive | This Lawyer Upended ‘Big Law’ Once. He Has a Plan to Do It Again.He helped build Kirkland & Ellis into a top law firm. Now he sees AI as the industry’s future. 131
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Trump calls off any immediate attempt to increase attacks on Iran and oil prices drop by about 5.5%. 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 26/07/2026The decline in arms inventory during the Biden Admin due primarily to aid to Ukraine. And, except for Patriot missiles, not stuff we're using with respect to the Iran war. www.factcheck.org/2026/03/trum...factcheck.orgTrump Links Biden's Ukraine Aid to Pentagon's Iran War Funding Request - FactCheck.orgWith the Pentagon potentially seeking a $200 billion supplemental package to fund the ongoing war with Iran, President Donald Trump defended that figure in part by saying U.S. ammunition "was taken do... 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 25/07/2026 "Rent extraction" is the realization of rents, which may include legitimate returns on innovation but also unjust enrichment via political extortion or regulatory capture. The ownership of a pro sport teams exhibits rent extraction or rent-seeking due to monopoly power. That is, unearned rent. 200
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 24/07/2026To those who claim that there is nothing that I would never agree with anything that Karoline Leavitt would say, here's a statement with which I heartily agree. 010
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Let me suggest a double-blind study: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. Inject one with the enzyme, the other with a placebo. Test should be fully determinative. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/s...nytimes.comCan This New Enzyme Turn Back the Clock in Bodily Tissues?In a recent study, scientists devised a way of reversing the buildup of compounds that lead to some age-related diseases. 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 24/07/2026This story presents a real conundrum: Is the Republican Party a party of fools or a party of whores? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/h...nytimes.comFDA Panel Supports Lifting Restrictions on Four Peptides (Gift Article)In an all-day hearing, the agency’s scientists argued against allowing broad access to unproven drugs that the agency had banned three years ago. 110
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 23/07/2026As I write this, the US 10 year is at over 4.7%, the highest since January of 2025. As Phillips O'Brien outlines in great detail, it will take years for the US to replace its inventories of sophisticated weapons expended in the Iran debacle. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/midweek-up...phillipspobrien.substack.comMidweek Update #20: Each Day The US Weakens ItselfWhat It Means For US-China Relations 100
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Phillips O'Brien reminds us that smarts wins wars, not bravery. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...open.substack.comBravery Does Not Win WarsEven With Extra Testosterone Supplements 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 19/07/2026www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...haaretz.comLive updates • Settlers set fire to West Bank mosque, agricultural land in overnight attacksLive updates | U.S. CENTCOM says it struck Iranian coastal surveillance, air defense facilities. Iran says it targeted two U.S. military bases in Kuwait in response to U.S. strikes. AIPAC takes center... 020
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Ok, but what much would I have to pay to be his teleprompter operator? www.wsj.com/tech/trump-m...wsj.comTrump Media to Sell Faster Access to President’s Social PostsThe new service will let traders and investors pay for real-time feed of Truth Social posts. 286
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 15/07/2026As a break for those who watched in horror the hearings on the nomination of Todd Blanche to be AG of the US, here's some humor--DOD Sec. Hegeseth announcing that all service members over 30 will have their testosterone levels tested. 000
Stuart Levine @sltax.bsky.social · 14/07/2026My comments on the Trump family's fraudulent and unenforceable attempt to block the examination of their tax returns. stuartlevine.substack.com/p/trump-fami...stuartlevine.substack.comTrump Family Tax SettlementWith Apologies to the Bard: "Faux is foul, and foul is faux." 000
