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Nieko Gloss

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Nieko Gloss @niekogloss.bsky.social · 24d

Money, Power and Wall Street (2012)
Inside the story of the epic global financial crisis.
Part 1
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Money, Power and Wall Street | FRONTLINE

In a special investigation, FRONTLINE goes inside the struggles to rescue and repair a shattered economy

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Nieko Gloss @niekogloss.bsky.social · 5h

President of Heritage Foundation became a scholar of Black History, then went on to help implement Project 2025 to destroy the federal government and to help destroy the black working class.

Hear from his own mouth:

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Nieko Gloss @niekogloss.bsky.social · 5h

Heritage Foundation President, Dr. Kevin Roberts’ Masters Degree and PhD dissertation were both on enslaved black people in America

Links to full PDF & sources:

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Nieko Gloss @niekogloss.bsky.social · 5h

Kevin Roberts of the Heritage Foundation studied Slavery, to find out how the Federal Government helped resilient black people become upwardly mobile through federal employment and federal programs … so he can later devise a plan to destroy the federal programs

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Slavery and the Constitution: Kevin Roberts

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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 2d

The Texas Stock Exchange is officially registered and expects to launch trading and corporate listings next year. bit.ly/4h2QyYE

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Nieko Gloss @niekogloss.bsky.social · 6h

Nearly all states that have sales taxes offer data centers exemptions on computers, wires, air-conditioning units and, in some cases, even the energy required to keep it all running.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 3d

"For instance, CNBC found that one Microsoft data center in Illinois received more than $38 million in data center sales tax exemptions but created just 20 permanent jobs."

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In race to attract data centers, states can forfeit hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue to tech companies

Amazon, Meta and Google are among the beneficiaries of state tax exemptions for data centers that help power AI.

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Nieko Gloss @niekogloss.bsky.social · 7h

Pioneer of Dark Enlightenment. His core thesis is that American democracy is a failed experiment and should be replaced by a system resembling an accountable monarchy or corporate-style government, with power concentrated in the hands of an unelected sovereign leader rather than popular elections.

SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 6d

curtis yarvin seems somewhat unhappy

Nieko Gloss @niekogloss.bsky.social · 7h

Largest transfer of public wealth to private hands in history via $1 Trillion annually of your tax dollars flowing to corporations in 2024. Privatization, gov contracts, handouts, bailouts, vouchers, corporate special tax breaks.
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This video is about where your tax dollars go, why Americans have such a difficult time extracting benefit out of the taxes that we pay. #americaneconomicreformact #fyp #unitetheleftandright #financia...

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RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 10h

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A Very, Very Expensive Way to Reduce Crime

The Trump administration’s National Guard deployments are highly inefficient.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12h

ICE IS DISAPPEARING PEOPLE TO WORK CAMPS

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 16h

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11h

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14h

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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JUMBOJI'S GHOST @jumboji.bsky.social · 1d

The heritage foundation is not just limited to America's politics . It's the whole reason why these censorship campaigns have sprouted up all over Europe as well.

Their goal is to control culture through politics...

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Yes, This is Project 2025 (ft. Liz Dye)

YouTube video by LegalEagle

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Nieko Gloss @niekogloss.bsky.social · 12h

Reminder:

Is this what we want? @isthiswhatwewant.bsky.social · Aug 29

When we really stop and think about the head-spinning, and sweeping changes we are being subjecated too, and the shear level of subversive actions across multi-state/local/federal levels of gov. The idea that rich people get together to auction off policy really isnt that hard to believe #RockBridge

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 14h

Another avenue of investigation and counter-attack into Trump’s corrupt political prosecutions. Put Pulte on the stand.

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How Bill Pulte learned the art of the attack, from his own family to Letitia James

Bill Pulte has become a significant player in the Trump administration. Known for his aggressive online persona and bitter public fights with several family members, Pulte currently serves as director...

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 14h

🚨🚨🚨A 15 year old opens the door to the vehicle, but ICE monsters proceed to throw her around like a rag doll — because they can. Notice the police drive away, just out of view of the camera. Uploaded ~ 2 hours ago. 1/2

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 16h

We will need Nuremberg-like trials

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 19h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 13h

“The Trump administration said that its immigration crackdown is hurting farmers and risking higher food prices for Americans by cutting off agriculture’s labor supply.”

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Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 13h

11 days into a government shutdown.

This is where we are:

Eleven Days Into a Shutdown. This Is Where We Are | Sen. Bernie Sanders

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 13h

Exactly.

Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 16h

Seriously, Judges *do no do things like this*

They don't give their opinion to the media

They don't criticize how SCOTUS works

This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
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Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 15h

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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Nieko Gloss @niekogloss.bsky.social · 13h

Liberty Vote now owns the voting systems across 27 states.
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Nieko Gloss @niekogloss.bsky.social · 14h

John Poulos, the former Dominion CEO, confirmed the sale in a statement.

"Liberty Vote has acquired Dominion Voting Systems," Poulos said.

Caroline Somewhere 🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦 @carolinesomewhere.bsky.social · 14h

let's not forget a big GOP donor just purchased Dominion Voting Machines. abcnews.go.com/US/dominion-...

Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official

Dominion Voting Systems, which sued Fox over its reporting on the 2020 election, has been sold to a seemingly new election company run by a former GOP election official.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 16h

“This is the first time I’ve seen so many pregnant people in [ICE] detention,” said Tania Wolf, the Southeast advocacy manager at the National Immigration Project. interc.pt/48WWErA

A photo of a sign offering families help locating their relatives hanging outside of an immigrant detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, on Oct. 2, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "The Trump Administration Is Hiding How Many Pregnant People Are in ICE Detention," and the DEK, "The evidence indicates ICE is detaining pregnant women at alarming rates, in rapidly deteriorating conditions."

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CNN @cnn.com · 15h

Breaking News
Trump says his administration has "identified funds" to pay military troops next week as the government shutdown continues. https://cnn.it/46MWQIz

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