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This article could have been written by Fox. “the sustainability of Minnesota’s Scandinavian-modeled system of robust safety net programs bankrolled by high taxes.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
How Fraud Swamped Minnesota’s Social Services System on Tim Walz’s Watch
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This article could have been written by Fox. “the sustainability of Minnesota’s Scandinavian-modeled system of robust safety net programs bankrolled by high taxes.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Errol Musk, father of Elon Musk, stated in an upcoming CNN interview that the United States becoming a minority-white nation by 2045 would lead to disaster and a 'descent into darkness,' likening it to a return to 'the jungle.' He defended apartheid-era South Africa.
Like son, like father.
Like son, like father.
November 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Errol Musk, father of Elon Musk, stated in an upcoming CNN interview that the United States becoming a minority-white nation by 2045 would lead to disaster and a 'descent into darkness,' likening it to a return to 'the jungle.' He defended apartheid-era South Africa.
Like son, like father.
Like son, like father.
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
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The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.
October 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.
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The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
October 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
Maybe the Labour Party and government should take heed. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds
Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Maybe the Labour Party and government should take heed. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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Absolutely brutal.
Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
www.youtube.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Absolutely brutal.
Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller.
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...
She Was Fired for a Comment on Her Private Facebook Account www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
She Was Fired for a Comment on Her Private Facebook Account
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
She Was Fired for a Comment on Her Private Facebook Account www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
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Rubber Glue Fascism
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open.substack.com/pub/slowcivi...
Rubber Glue Fascism
A close reading of "NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7: Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence"
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September 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Rubber Glue Fascism
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I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
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Goebbles or Miller?
September 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Goebbles or Miller?
Can Trump Actually Designate Antifa a Terrorist Group? Here Are the Facts. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...
Can Trump Actually Designate Antifa a Terrorist Group? Here Are the Facts.
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Can Trump Actually Designate Antifa a Terrorist Group? Here Are the Facts. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...
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Robert Redford playing a gentle incarnation of death, coming for a frightened old woman in The Twilight Zone episode "Nothing in the Dark" (1962). An extraordinary performance then, terribly bittersweet today
September 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Robert Redford playing a gentle incarnation of death, coming for a frightened old woman in The Twilight Zone episode "Nothing in the Dark" (1962). An extraordinary performance then, terribly bittersweet today
How the Right Turned Charlie Kirk's Murder Into a Propaganda Masterclass
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open.substack.com/pub/paulwald...
How the Right Turned Charlie Kirk's Murder Into a Propaganda Masterclass
Moments like this one are what their political/media machine was built for, and they are ready to go berserk.
open.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
How the Right Turned Charlie Kirk's Murder Into a Propaganda Masterclass
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...