Steve Gadbois
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Advocating for Truth, Justice, Freedom, Democracy, Decency, and Fairness.
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Anthropic Puts $20 Million Into a Super PAC Operation to Counter OpenAI
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February 12, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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Opinion | The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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According to court records, only 1.64% of FY 2026 new cases sought deportation orders based on any alleged criminal activity of the immigrant, apart from possible illegal entry. tracreports.org/immigration/...
Immigration Facts from TRAC
Immigration Facts from TRAC
February 11, 2026 at 9:49 PM
According to court records, only 1.64% of FY 2026 new cases sought deportation orders based on any alleged criminal activity of the immigrant, apart from possible illegal entry. tracreports.org/immigration/...
Immigration Facts from TRAC
Immigration Facts from TRAC
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February 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Job Growth Was Overstated, New Data Shows
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February 11, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Only for 2 of the 10 spending areas asked about is there more support for decreasing spending than for increasing it: ICE and foreign aid.
(Economist / @today.yougov.com)
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February 10, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Only for 2 of the 10 spending areas asked about is there more support for decreasing spending than for increasing it: ICE and foreign aid.
(Economist / @today.yougov.com)
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(Economist / @today.yougov.com)
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Republican Cash Edge Threatens to Swamp Democrats in the Midterms
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February 10, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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February 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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How much taxes did these four big tech corporations avoid paying then?
Tesla: $1.2 billion
Amazon: $17.5 billion
Meta: $13.7 billion
Alphabet: $18.4 billion
That's about $51 billion in taxes avoided.
Tesla: $1.2 billion
Amazon: $17.5 billion
Meta: $13.7 billion
Alphabet: $18.4 billion
That's about $51 billion in taxes avoided.
Four big tech companies avoided $51 billion in federal income tax last year.
Here's how much they paid:
Tesla: 0%
Amazon: 1.4%
Meta: 3.6%
Alphabet: 8%
itep.org/trump-meta-t...
Here's how much they paid:
Tesla: 0%
Amazon: 1.4%
Meta: 3.6%
Alphabet: 8%
itep.org/trump-meta-t...
Four Big Tech Companies Avoided $51 Billion in Taxes in Wake of One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Four of the corporations whose CEOs flanked President Trump at his 2025 inauguration ceremony have now disclosed that they collectively received $51 billion in federal tax breaks in 2025, much of that...
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February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
How much taxes did these four big tech corporations avoid paying then?
Tesla: $1.2 billion
Amazon: $17.5 billion
Meta: $13.7 billion
Alphabet: $18.4 billion
That's about $51 billion in taxes avoided.
Tesla: $1.2 billion
Amazon: $17.5 billion
Meta: $13.7 billion
Alphabet: $18.4 billion
That's about $51 billion in taxes avoided.
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I am pretty used to corporate self-interest, but even I'm shocked by what Ellen Ioanes dug up about the Board of Peace and its designs in Gaza.
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Board of Peace Is a Board of Profits - The American Prospect
Corporate interests dominate the organization planning the reconstruction of Gaza.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I am pretty used to corporate self-interest, but even I'm shocked by what Ellen Ioanes dug up about the Board of Peace and its designs in Gaza.
prospect.org/2026/02/09/b...
prospect.org/2026/02/09/b...
We should make congress wear the logos of companies, lobbyist, Pacs and Super Pacs that finance them.
February 8, 2026 at 12:25 AM
We should make congress wear the logos of companies, lobbyist, Pacs and Super Pacs that finance them.
