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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 13h

These courageous testimonies are very much worth knowing about, and also worth keeping in mind (as the author pointed out to me) as we consider what it means to take Russia’s side. "Rape as a weapon of war: The voices of Ukrainians" by Sara Cincurova snyder.substack.com/p/rape-as-a-...

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Rape as a weapon of war

The voices of Ukrainians

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11h

Trump promised America a “golden age”. Instead, voters are worried about damn near EVERYTHING.And the biggest concern is government corruption — 88% We all see Trump‘s self-dealing at our expense‼️

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/10/2026

This was a choice. Remember this.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Elon Musk has spent at least $276 million since July to boost Republican candidates, a record-breaking sum. That’s just 0.028% of his total net worth. Oligarchs can rig the system at the expense of everyone else, and only spend pennies doing so. We must get Big Money out of politics.

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Trump: "Putin has no respect for this person." Clinton: "That's because he'd rather have a puppet as president of the United States. You're willing to spout the Putin line, sign up for his wish list, break up NATO, do whatever he wants to do." October 19, 2016. She was right.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

If Democrats regain control of Congress, they will need to focus not only on alleviating high prices but also on eliminating a major cause of those high prices — Trump's pay-to-play corruption and cronyism. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-cruc…

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

It’s bad enough that Gavin Newsom opposes California’s Prop 40. But he also supports Prop 42, a billionaire-backed poison pill that would cancel out Prop 40 entirely and make it impossible to enact future wealth taxes. It’s clear whose side he’s on. Remember this in 2028.

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Newsom Endorses Ballot Measure That Would Cancel Out Billionaire Tax—and Ban Future Wealth Taxes | Common Dreams

"He’d rather millions of children and families lose their healthcare than ask a couple hundred billionaires to finally p

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The targeting of one data center is proving a really useful natural experiment showing which sites and ideologies are an echo chamber of Russian propaganda

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The United States is the world's largest exporter of diesel. There is no shortage of diesel in The US since Trump continues to allow its export. There is only the global price/market place. Trump buying Russian diesel does not increase supply and it will not make anything cheaper for anyone.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

For decades, Republicans in Washington have told us that tax cuts would trickle down to workers. Instead, wealth and power have accumulated in the hands of the richest 1% at the expense of the rest of us. Trickle-down economics was never supposed to work. It was a hoax.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Well, it’s a quick take, and no doubt data will come in, but it sure looks like based on today’s evidence that a lot of pro-Trump and pro-AfD bot work depends directly on Russian data centers.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12/10/2026

I’m sick of this tired talking point from Trump and now Darline Graham… “China has already said they want to be the global leader… If we don’t build data centers for 2 years… we are going to be in trouble.” 📌 The US already has 4,978 more data centers than China.

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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

President Zelenskyy has given his first interview after Trump‘s most recent attacks. „We are open for an energy ceasefire. We are open for this. (Just) don’t attack us, don’t kill our children. And we will stop attacking your diesel.“

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The fact that we already violated this ceasefire (that's totally not the figment of cognitive declining octogeniarien) shows Ukraine wants the war to continue.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

PSA, Colorado voters: Elon Musk’s America PAC has been sending misleading texts saying, “Your ballot request is in,” and asking voters to confirm where and when to return it. The messages have prompted confused residents to contact county election offices.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books

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Natalka @natalkakyiv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“Shut down [Russia’s] entire economy. Sew their mouths shut. Don’t feed them with your sales.” — President Zelenskyy on the role the US could play in ending the war.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 10/10/2026

It is shocking and incredibly stupid that one of the most prominent politicians in a pro-democracy party has helped allies of an authoritarian acquire a major news outlet. trib.al/WLqoiQm

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Why Does Gavin Newsom Keep Helping the Oligarchs?

In opposing the California wealth tax and helping push through the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger, the governor is doing the bidding of billionaires.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026

Trump: "I think you heard about the oil deal with Russia. That is a big deal. That is massive amounts of oil coming into our country, and I want to thank President Putin to be honest with you."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Trump has denied disaster relief for Illinois following severe storms in August. Trump approved a request from Indiana for damage resulting from the same storms. One is a "blue state." The other is a "red state." No other president has politicized natural disasters the way that Trump has.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

republicans used to complain about the violence in gangster rap and now they want to livestream an execution

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Apparently the Trump regime will prevent Sharia Law in the USA by having....(checks notes)....public executions.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 09/10/2026

Built on mass deportations and manufactured famines, Russia's expansion relies on erasing entire peoples. 🧵 1/18 ⬇️

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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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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Blue Cross Blue Shield is being sued as a monopoly after the state found it's been in a conspiracy to restrict access to healthcare. Corporations should not have this much power. We need money out of politics, money in our pockets, and Medicare for All.

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Michigan attorney general sues Blue Cross, alleging illegal monopoly

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sued Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in "arguably the most consequential antitrust case" of its kind.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

- Attacking the ICC - Palling around with Russia - Broadcasting executions

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Are We The Baddies? Meme

ALT: Are We The Baddies? Meme

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

We are sanctioning the ICC because we are a country that commits war crimes. We are buying diesel from Russia to fund Putin’s war machine because we are a country that likes *other* countries that commit war crimes.

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This is clearly not acceptable

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 09/10/2026

⚡️ Zelenskyy: Any easing of sanctions against Russia without a clear and lasting de-escalation agreement with Russia is an obvious weakness. It plays into Russia’s hands – allowing it to kill more, wage war for longer, have even less respect for America.

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

So let's get this straight: Russia just murdered over 65 people in Ukraine in less than 48 hours. Crushed a building on top of sleeping families to celebrate Putin's birthday. And today, the U.S. announces that they are lifting sanctions on Russian diesel and planning to buy some,

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/10/2026

Regardless of the legality of posting armed national guard members at drop boxes, whether the boxes were open yet, or whether drop boxes qualify as polling sites under the law; the optics are what matter. Lawful or not, it’s overt, intentional voter suppression.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Zelenskyy says Trump has betrayed Ukraine.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The Russians are barbarians and should be treated as such, not as people to negotiate new business deals with to benefit corrupt oligarchs in the US.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The Father of our Country: "A good moral character is the 1st essential in a man..." Honest Abe: "No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar." The Orange Atrocity: "Nothing bad can happen, it could only good happen." #26DaysUntilTheMidterms 🌊

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 08/10/2026

President Zelensky and UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband visited the site of the strike on a residential building in Pryluky, where 22 people were killed, including five children. #Ukraine

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Son, a daughter, a mother, and a father, russians killed the entire Ivanchenko family in Pryluky💔🕯 8-year-old Maksym his 13-year-old sister Ira 37-year-old mother Yulia 39-year-old father Oleksandr All were killed yesterday in a Russian missile strike on a five-story residential building.

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The dizzard @thedizzard.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026

That's not parenting dude. Don't be surprised when you're old and want your kids to care for you and come visit and they send an AI model while they're spending time with your ex wife who left you with an AI wife after she was tired of dealing with your crap.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026

"Because his two terms were non-consecutive and he remained in the political spotlight throughout Biden’s term, Trump has polluted the national discourse for *more than 11 years*. His act is profoundly old." — @schaller67.bsky.social

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Trump faces his worst bankruptcy yet

His political capital is gone and the repo man is on the way.

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