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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 2h
Hey California! Be careful this election because the big money creeps are trying to trick you (again).
There's a trap on your ballot in California. Here's how to get past it.
1. Prop 40: 250 billionaires pay with they owe so hospitals, schools, and food assistant survive the federal cuts. Vote yes.
2. Props 41 and 42: paid for by billionaires to cancel prop 40. Vote no.
3. Tell one person, because the confusion is the plan.
Yes I'm 40. No on 41 and 42.
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
"No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent." -- Susan B. Anthony, born #OTD 1820
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James Hughes @dystopian-fashion.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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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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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/10/2026
“We are enforcing the nation’s laws. Why is that controversial?” The Fugitive Slave Act. The Three-Fifths Compromise. The Nuremberg Laws. Dred Scott. The Indian Removal Act. The Law for Protection of German Blood. Anti-miscegenation laws. The Defense of Marriage Act. The Reichstag Fire Decree.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 08/10/2026
It annoys me just how much "turn it off and turn it on again" is actually the way to solve 80% of computer/phone/tech issues. On one hand: Actually great because it's simple and easy. On the other: generations of IT dudes being smug because they were right all along.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The last time the Strategic Oil Reserve was this low, Olivia Newton-John had the #1 song in the country.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Democrats blast Trump for frequently falling asleep during official events, but we saw the exact same thing from Joe Biden. And by "the exact same thing," I mean he never actually fell asleep in public but it totally felt like he might. by Jake Tapper
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Barbara Hershey @barbarahershey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Chrysostom @chrysost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You had psychics in the White House like they were legitimate sources of information. 🤣 uk.news.yahoo.com/reagan-astro...
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Reagan astrologer, Joan Quigley, dies at 87
Joan Quigley, the astrologer who helped determine President Ronald Reagan's schedule and claimed to have convinced him to soften his stance toward the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 87.
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Farm Aid @farmaid.org · 19/09/2026
September 19, 1987 – Farm Aid III Farm Aid III was held in Lincoln, Nebraska, on September 19, 1987. Performers included Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Steppenwolf, Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett, John Denver and others. The Grateful Dead performed live via satellite feed.
Willie Nelson on stage waving to audienceFarm Aid "Saving Family Farms" signNeil Young handing off guitar from the stageBackstage crew with sound boards and screen
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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 24/09/2026
Yes. I think the consensus among US elite pundits and senior politicians that the way to protect liberal democracy is *not* to punish elite figures who violate its rules is wrong. A norm starting at least with the Watergate pardon. The opposite is true. You need to enforce the law and Constitution.
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Caroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sometimes, when the sun hits them just right, I can see it.
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Carole with an e @crwright.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Having lived through those years, I remember the fear many reporters faced but carried on despite all. Thank you.
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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Enforce Quarantines for Cases A passenger with measles passed through at least six counties on Amtrak – Alameda, Butte, Kern, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Joaquin – while making multiple transfers. www.ktvu.com/news/califor...
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California health department notifies of measles exposure from unvaccinated Amtrak passenger
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is urging residents to get their measles vaccination after notifying the public of an exposure from an Amtrak passenger who traveled on the rail syste...
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Barbara is fun
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Bicycles Recycle @bicyclesrecycle.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I wanted to own my own bicycle. When I got the bike I must have been the happiest boy in Liverpool, maybe the world. I lived for that bike. Most kids left their bike in the backyard at night. Not me. I insisted on taking mine indoors and the first night I even kept it in my bed. – John Lennon (1947)
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Putting your principles first.
In September 1964, the Beatles refused to play the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, when they learned the crowd would be segregated.
The city backed down.
The show went ahead - integrated.
Bringing that up this week for no reason in particular...
Music has always
been bigger than just music.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Canada basically got offered a trillion dollar deal with EU, meanwhile at the same time the US is arguing over whether FBI agents can rape dogs or not
Man reading newspaper
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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026
i love this
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 16/09/2026
There’s a reason the Declaration never says “Jesus Christ.” Inserting your preferred deity isn’t historical evidence. If the Founders wanted Christian nationalism, they had a strange way of showing it: a Constitution with no Jesus, no Christianity, and no religious tests.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The US has a dark history of unaccountability.
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Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"As a public speaker, Steinem had a gift for cutting through bullshit, and often employed tmesis, the art of splitting one word with another; the splitter word was usually fucking." www.thecut.com/article/glor...
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Gloria Steinem Loved Women
The feminist icon, who has died at the age of 92, epitomized the contradictions and hopes of the women’s liberation movement.
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍
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Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 03/09/2026
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House Democrats @housedemocrats.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
On this day 62 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Food Stamp Act, codifying the SNAP program into law. Millions of Americans rely on this vital resource, but Republican attacks threaten Americans’ food security. House Democrats will protect SNAP at all costs.
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
In 1976, during an unforgettable episode of her syndicated television variety show Dolly!, Dolly Parton welcomed her close friends and fellow music icons Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt to share the stage.
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Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Due to Dolly Parton’s kids reading program for local libraries, my home county in Ohio saw children’s reading rates skyrocket from one of the lowest in the state to the top I cannot think of a better way to be remembered than to inspire whole generations to seek imagination, empathy, and curiosity
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Jacob Redman @jacob-redman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Hosting country music stars at the White House in October 1979, President Jimmy Carter greeted Dolly Parton by saying, “You're the one I've been waiting for!” Subscribe on Substack to receive daily historical snapshots: everythingbriefing.substack.com/subscribe
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Olivia of Troye @oliviaoftroye.com · 25/08/2026
Had to pull the car over when I heard Dolly Parton was gone. 💔 I come from a family of farmers. I was raised on Dolly. Her music was the soundtrack of home. She never forgot where she came from. Devastated & heartbroken. Her spirit & music will live on forever.
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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 25/08/2026
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The Memphis Sanitation Strike, 1968 with bayonets.
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Alliance Against Gun Violence and Gun Violence Ticker. @gunviolenceticker.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Per internal park service records obtained by "Scott MacFarlane Reports" The $5 million allotted by Nat Park Service for Trump's helipad is roughly the same amount of $ set aside this year for all of: Gettysburg National historic site Olympic Natl Park Glen Canyon Bryce Canyon
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Redford would have turned 90 today. “All the President’s Men” (1976) owes its existence to him; he bought the film rights, developed a script and cajoled a reluctant Woodward & Bernstein. I thought it was “a great character study,” he said later — but for months, “they didn’t return my calls.”
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 18/08/2026
Bette Davis was the only white performer who agreed to be part of Hattie McDaniel's performing troupe to entertain Black servicemen during WWII. www.tumblr.com/themidcentur...
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I’d much rather have American women wearing these than traitorous Gestapo pieces of shit.
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eugenebelford.bsky.social @eugenebelford.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I love the fact that they're blaming Jimmy Carter and just hoping we all forget that Reagan illegally interfered with Carter getting the hostages released and was never prosecuted for it because he won.
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Jess Piper Fan Page 💙 📚 @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
A must site to follow @admirablewomen.bsky.social / @piperformissouri.bsky.social @fpwellman.bsky.social @labarnitz.bsky.social @iquitcigs.bsky.social @off-dutch.bsky.social @mt-nestor.bsky.social @journeyled1.bsky.social @sassy0210.bsky.social @pattyinaz.bsky.social @ltwlauren.bsky.social
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K. A. “Kîck Åß” Pillë @keithpille.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
sent to me by a friend
trump being led out of the front cover collage of Sgt. pepper
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 20/07/2026
Holy shit, we're actually getting there. "UCLA researchers develop low-cost blood test to detect multiple cancers and other diseases from a single sample [—] In tests, MethylScan detected about 63% of cancers across all stages and roughly 55% of early-stage cancers." (from April) #ShareGoodNewsToo
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UCLA researchers develop low-cost blood test to detect multiple cancers and other diseases from a single sample
The test could offer a more affordable approach to early disease detection.
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Dawn McLachlan @deemclachlan.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I live in a small town in NE Scotland close to where chunks of the #Odyssey was filmed. Nolan’s cast and crew were all lovely and spent money like water in our hard-up area. He even made sure our tiny cinemas got on-time release of it when we normally have to wait for big movies. Thanks Chris.
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Curt🇨🇦🇺🇦 @codenbach23.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Moses Sumney Performs 'One Of Many'
ALT: Moses Sumney Performs 'One Of Many'
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Doctors TARDIS @doctorstardis.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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BDS movement @bdsmovement.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
42 years ago, Mary Manning — a 21-year-old Dublin cashier — refused to ring up South African grapefruit. She was suspended. Ten colleagues walked out with her, and their strike lasted almost three years, until Ireland became the first Western country to ban apartheid goods.
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Cathryn Hartt @harttandsoul.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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rprobbins.bsky.social @rprobbins.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Meryl Streep chimes in 💯💯🎯
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Theo Priestley @theopriestley.net · 15/07/2026
Pave paradise, put up a data centre...
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tissaack.bsky.social @tissaack.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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