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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 23h
France's unrest exposes the consequences of failing to tax the wealthy. California's billionaire-tax fight raises the same fundamental question about who should pay to make a nation succeed... hartmannreport.com/p/is-gavin-n...
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Is Gavin Newsom Repeating the Billionaire Mistake That's Tearing France Apart?
France's unrest exposes the consequences of failing to tax the wealthy. California's billionaire-tax fight raises the same fundamental question about who should pay to make a nation succeed...
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Rosemary @transvestight.bsky.social · 23h
the "long break" bit feels even worse to me. you're still alive and people are forming opinions on you based on things you've never said that an official digital facsimile of you has been posting.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 12/10/2026
With his popularity tanking and his grip on power growing tenuous, Trump is becoming a decrepit tyrant — and the checks to stop him are failing.
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ICE Raid on Ilhan Omar Shows How Dangerous Two Years of Flailing Trump Could Get
The ICE raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar is an extremist escalation in Trump’s long-running threats — and the checks to stop him aren’t working.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Instagram/META have now barred all my ads concerning the upcoming NY Arab American Comedy Festival on my Instagram account. This has never happened before but we live in a new time where Big Tech oligarchs are focused on making Trump happy. PLEASE help us share info on our fest www.arabcomedy.com
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Truthout @truthout.org · 12/10/2026
At least 7,000 people in New Delhi were detained on Saturday alone.
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Tens of Thousands Protest in India Against Modi Government’s Voter Roll Purges
At least 7,000 people in New Delhi were detained on Saturday.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 11/10/2026
As the Trump administration guts disaster aid, it’s time for an extreme weather superfund paid for by fossil fuel firms.
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Extreme Weather Disasters Cost Hundreds of Billions. Let’s Make Polluters Pay.
As the Trump administration guts disaster aid, it’s time for an extreme weather superfund paid for by fossil fuel firms.
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Is there any chance that American farmers and truckers will protest buying Russian diesel? European farmers and truckers drive to capitals en masse in protest. That has been effective at times. They need to know when they have Russian diesel in their tank.
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
My message to SoD Hegseth, No wackos, no machos, no freakos, No killers, no sadists, no barbarians. Watch your snuff films in the privacy of your own dungeon.
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Sky Bloo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @sky-bloo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A better term, in the context of #Trump, would be #StupidIntelligence. #SI.
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Senate EPW Democrats @epw.senate.gov · 25/09/2026
There’s a deliberate scheme to raise your energy costs. Who’s responsible? Trump and Big Oil.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 25/09/2026
The DHS falsely claimed there were nearly 16,000 noncitizen residents registered to vote in Nevada, a number that dropped to 185, and eventually to zero, just weeks after Trump cited the claim during a campaign rally in a push to purge several states’ voter rolls.
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DHS Claim of 16,000 Noncitizen Voters in Nevada Falls to Zero After State Inquiry
“DHS has still not provided evidence” to back their claims, one state official noted.
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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 22/09/2026
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has settled the challenge that he brought with 11 other state AGs to the merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. The deal to settle the suit is both improbable and outrageous. buff.ly/2rmbnaQ
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Bonta Gives Up on the Paramount Case - The American Prospect
Why would California AG Rob Bonta settle the Paramount–Warner Bros. lawsuit when he’s winning?
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We need SCOTUS transparency, accountability and reform. Full video: buff.ly/14mDO4r
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The Lever @levernews.com · 15/09/2026
🚨 New: A Ted Cruz-linked super PAC just spent $90K on an AI-generated ad against @abdulelsayed.bsky.social. This seems to be the first time the group, The Front Line Action, has ever attacked a Democrat, despite being founded to fight antisemitism inside the GOP.
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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 03/09/2026
America’s defenses are being drained, Ukraine is being abandoned, and Russia and Iran are growing stronger. At what point does incompetence stop being an explanation? hartmannreport.com/p/what-would...
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What Would Trump Be Doing Differently If Putin Were Giving the Orders?
America’s defenses are being drained, Ukraine is being abandoned, and Russia and Iran are growing stronger. At what point does incompetence stop being an explanation?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Seems like this should be a bigger deal. 🤷🏼 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Flock cameras, surveillance pricing, surveillance wages, inflation, war, $US 1T defense spending, $US 1T debt service spending, CEO salaries, billionaires are the new millionaires, trillionaires are the new billionaires. US face eating leopard capitalism is out of control. VOTE to pump the brakes!
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Haha, a more fitting logo for Google.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The Trump administration is closing research projects that help fight cyclospora, the foodborne parasite giving thousands of Americans diarrhea and pain this summer. Three out of the three government projects that help combat the parasite are effectively shutting down.
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USDA cyclospora research projects shelved amid funding cuts and relocations
The shuttering of three projects is expected to hinder vital research at a time when consumers are increasingly worried about the safety of the food supply.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 26/08/2026
Trump’s deeply unpopular war on Iran has helped inject millions of dollars into his personal wealth while saddling everyday Americans with a $72 billion bill, a new report reveals.
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Trump Has Made Up to $15M in Oil and Gas Stock Rise Spurred in Part by Iran War
Americans have paid an additional $72 billion on gas because of the war, boosting profits and Trump’s portfolio.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Helpful list for next time someone tries to claim Trump (or @MarshaBlackburn) are really worried about “fraud/wasted/abuse”
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Costs of plans are way up under Trump, and the number of Americans without insurance is on the rise as a consequence.
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Citations Needed @citationspod.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
In Ep 242, "The Disempowering Politics of 'Inevitability' Part 2: US Empire as Mysterious, Teleological Force," we discuss how circular "inevitability" arguments have long been used to justify expansionism, war and perpetual hostility—most recently against China. With guest @tobitac.bsky.social
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The Disempowering Politics of 'Inevitability' Part 2: US Empire as Mysterious, Teleological Force
In this episode, we discuss how circular "inevitability" arguments have been used for centuries to justify war, expansionism and perpetual hostility — most recently with China. Our guest is organiz
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I just discovered the scandalous use of AI by Hank Green. That's cancel culture 2.0 level sh1t. I don't use AI but I use the phrases that AI uses. I looked it up. In today's fast-paced world, at the end of the day, that's how I write. It's surprising that some people are really triggered by that.
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
IF AI data centers and the industry around them fails, then taxpayers are going to have to bail them out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YXD...
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Here's What Pops This Stock Bubble
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'd like to know if plastics manufacturers have researched the public health and environmental hazards of plastics, including microplastics, and knew about the results before it became public knowledge. Like Big Tobacco's cancer and Big Oil's climate denial. #CorporateCoverUp
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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 20/08/2026
An estimated 23,000 people have been subjected to third-country removal so far in Trump’s second term. Nearly all are asylum seekers whose cases were closed without getting a hearing, or immigrants who had won judicial protections barring deportation to their countries of origin. buff.ly/5AmuaaS
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Canada.
JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE LEADERS OF
UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY AND CANADA
The Israeli Government's decision to publish construction tenders for the
E1 settlement project is unacceptable. The international community has long opposed this settlement expansion, and has voiced their grave concerns privately and publicly. The E1 settlement will undermine the prospect of the two-state solution by driving a wedge through the West Bank and harming the territorial contiguity of the Palestinian Territories.
International law is clear that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal. This is the position of the international community reaffirmed by the United Nations Security Council.
At a time of grave instability in the West Bank with unprecedented levels of violence by settlers against civilians, and serious restrictions on the Palestinian economy, this decision is even more concerning.
We urge the Government of Israel to retract these plans immediately and end its expansion of settlements in the West Bank. Not only will they take us further from peace, but they further undermine Israel's international standing.
Businesses should not consider bidding for construction tenders. They should be aware of legal and reputational consequences including the risk of involving themselves in serious breaches of international law.
We reiterate our commitment to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace based on the two-state solution. We will continue to act in its interest.
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Wow! Admitting they faked polling! Money, propaganda, lies... it's all normalized now.
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NEW: Flock has said for years that its cameras "cannot track individuals." We found the code for its new AI tool. It's preloaded w/ prompts like "Find me witness" & "find relatives." One tracks visitors of multiple hotels, another if you visit banks after midnight. www.wired.com/story/flock-...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
According to reporting from Bloomberg, more than 30 corporations have been targeted by lawmakers this year over surveillance pricing. This has led to a big lobbying blitz from corporations like Kroger, Uber, and Walmart. Here's what you need to know about the shady pricing practice.
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The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?Well, they may already be doing that thanks t
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We are projected to spend $268 BILLION on deportations — costing the average American taxpayer about $2,358 (according to @epi.org). But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare. Priorities.
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... But, profits are up! How could that be bad for consumers!
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Not your imagination: from backpacks to food, consumer goods are getting worse
Is it possible to avoid the continuing decline in quality of consumer products brought on by corporate greed?
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Another good example of the importance of strong support for labor, unions, and the counterbalance to the strength of capitalist domination of peoples' lives.
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Italy’s mythic ‘month off’ in August was hard won. It would be good for us all | Jamie Mackay
The villeggiatura, a month-long break, was popularised in the 1960s when trade unions were strong – and so was economic productivity, says writer and translator Jamie Mackay
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
People argue that market capitalism is more efficient that centrally planned economies, but do they consider to total cost? That includes the businesses which have reinvented the wheel and those which have failed. The only real argument for capitalism is personal enrichment. Admit it.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
“Treasury isn’t merely shutting down an anti-corruption database — It’s deleting the data so future investigators can’t use it… Trump promised Americans a new golden age, it turns out to be a golden age for diarrhea & white-collar crime.” www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-gif...
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
If you're an American, please learn about NSPM-7. It is building a policing force to enforce the anti-progressive conspiracy of America's corpora-fascists. Trump's handlers are achieving their 50-year goal of taking over America in order to turn it into an unconstrained capitalist playground.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
You mean like Ashli Babbitt? bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
In 2016, San Antonio cop Matthew Luckhurst was fired after giving a homeless man a sandwich filled with feces. Last month, he became police chief in Benavides, Texas.
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Records: Ex-SAPD officer fired for giving feces sandwich to homeless man promoted to South Texas police chief
A former San Antonio police officer fired for giving a homeless man a feces sandwich was promoted to serve as the chief of a South Texas police department, according to records reviewed by KSAT Invest...
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
AI is reality's Brawndo.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Hey remember when we told you we are all Democratic Socialists, and a lot of you came at us about it? Here’s @paulkrugman.substack.com.web.brid.gy saying the same thing: “Social democracy is as American as sliced bread”: open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Big money and power have complete control over America now. The SCOTUS FEC case has sealed it. Gerrymandering, Jim Crow 2.0, black energy instead of green energy... Think it can get worse? Of course it can. The (U)SA is over. Dissolve it. The Framers said to. #BlueExit #CalExit
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
There are parallels between the AI Boom and the Nuclear Age. Both have applications in war, destruction and the devaluation of human life. On the other hand, both have promises of a new age of unimaginable wonders. In the end, they create messes that are too big to clean up.
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Corporations grown in power. Nations become corporatocracies. Meanwhile, citizens become compliant consumers of products and information, growing in stupidity. Idiocracy, here we come! www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/homo...
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The Rise of Homo Idioticus: Are We Getting More Stupid?
Our intelligence is declining, as are our abilities to understand text and math: We are getting more stupid.
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
There's that number again. 25% of Europeans. 30% of Americans. Far right outlook on life (it's a lot more than a political persuasion). What is the world going to do about extremists and the stupid? Is Idiocracy the best we can hope for? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nearly a quarter of voters in Europe now back far-right parties
Analysis by more than 150 political scientists finds proportion who back such parties has increased nearly fivefold since 1995
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The brutal sentences for the Prairieland anti-ICE protesters is a dark day for America. How is this not trending on BlueSky? Texas and other States complicit with Trump's fascist practices should be expelled from the USA. #CalExit #BlueExit How much more will it take for Governors to act?
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The 500 richest people on Earth got $366 billion richer yesterday, the single biggest jump ever. This is what a global economy rigged for billionaires looks like.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
NYC COMPTROLLER: “Next level. Beyond anything we’ve seen. We’re very worried about the precedent this sets.” Institutional investors (and regular Americans) are being forced to own billions worth of SpaceX after it was fast-tracked into indexes to make Elon a trillionaire 🤔
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Luke Verseomen @verseomen.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The right wing profits off of people's misery. Miserable people can be manipulated to blame others instead of blaming the right. It is the fuel that the right powers their political engine with. Why, then, would the right want to make your life better? Don't be misled by those making you miserable.
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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 13/06/2026
Saturday Report 6/13/26 — We minted our first trillionaire the same week the White House floated loaning you money to survive a hospital stay hartmannreport.com/p/saturday-r...
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Saturday Report 6/13/26 — We minted our first trillionaire the same week the White House floated loaning you money to survive a hospital stay
The Best of the Rest of the News and Opinion...
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