Steve Gadbois
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Advocating for Truth, Justice, Freedom, Democracy, Decency, and Fairness.
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Serious data for serious policy makers. www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/...
Serious data for serious policy makers. www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/...
December 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Serious data for serious policy makers. www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/...
Serious data for serious policy makers. www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/...
December 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Serious data for serious policy makers. www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/...
Mag 7 YTD returns, wonder what their tax growth looks like?
December 24, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Mag 7 YTD returns, wonder what their tax growth looks like?
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BREAKING: A federal judge says the Trump administration can move ahead with a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, providing a setback for US technology companies that rely on hiring skilled foreign workers
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Application Fee Upheld by Judge
A federal judge said the Trump administration can move ahead with a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, providing a setback for US technology companies that rely on hiring skilled foreign workers.
bloom.bg
December 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge says the Trump administration can move ahead with a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, providing a setback for US technology companies that rely on hiring skilled foreign workers
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The "free speech warriors" continue to push for censorship
The self-proclaimed head of USAGM, Kari Lake, who this year destroyed nearly all of the Voice of America, tells the agency's few remaining journalists the White House National Security Strategy will "guide our interview subjects, story selection, and coverage going forward."
December 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The "free speech warriors" continue to push for censorship
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The State department continues to use false allegations of "censorship" to censor people, or in this case sanction them
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/t...
U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The State department continues to use false allegations of "censorship" to censor people, or in this case sanction them
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/t...
Yes, the Attorney General can be impeached as they are considered a civil officer of the United States, subject to impeachment for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. The impeachment process begins in the House of Representatives. Call or email your congress person!
December 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Yes, the Attorney General can be impeached as they are considered a civil officer of the United States, subject to impeachment for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. The impeachment process begins in the House of Representatives. Call or email your congress person!
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What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom.
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom.
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“By all accounts, you are letting industry rewrite the rulebook, while simultaneously choosing not to enforce the rules that remain,” Sen. Cantwell wrote to the two Trump-appointed pipeline regulators at the Transportation Department.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Amid Trump’s Proposed Pipeline Safety Rollbacks, Senator Questions Regulators’ Industry Ties
After reporting by ProPublica revealed industry connections among Transportation Department regulators and showed how they are seeking to loosen oil and gas pipeline safety regulations, Sen. Maria Can...
www.propublica.org
December 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“By all accounts, you are letting industry rewrite the rulebook, while simultaneously choosing not to enforce the rules that remain,” Sen. Cantwell wrote to the two Trump-appointed pipeline regulators at the Transportation Department.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Pisa scores show U.S. youth ranked 33rd www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-b...
Ranked: The Best Countries at Math
Asian economies dominate the global top five.
www.visualcapitalist.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Pisa scores show U.S. youth ranked 33rd www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-b...
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Trump’s AI executive order may have created uncertainty for the many states that have passed policies to protect their residents, but its impact falls short of its menacing rhetoric. bit.ly/3Y0drDI
Trump’s AI Order Is More Bark than Bite
While the executive order has created uncertainty for the many states that have passed artificial intelligence policies to protect their residents, its impact falls short of its menacing rhetoric.
www.brennancenter.org
December 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Trump’s AI executive order may have created uncertainty for the many states that have passed policies to protect their residents, but its impact falls short of its menacing rhetoric. bit.ly/3Y0drDI
56%The share of Republicans who say all immigrants living in the U.S. illegally should be deported. Among Democrats, 8% hold this view.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
December 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
56%The share of Republicans who say all immigrants living in the U.S. illegally should be deported. Among Democrats, 8% hold this view.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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Your Friday reminder that trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax.
Cruel because it's used by the super-rich to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
And a hoax because nothing has ever trickled down.
Cruel because it's used by the super-rich to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
And a hoax because nothing has ever trickled down.
December 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Your Friday reminder that trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax.
Cruel because it's used by the super-rich to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
And a hoax because nothing has ever trickled down.
Cruel because it's used by the super-rich to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
And a hoax because nothing has ever trickled down.
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Momentum is building for a ban on congressional stock trading, which would help restore trust that our elected representatives and senators are responsive to voters — not their personal financial interests.
Add your name to demand your representatives fight for this reform: bit.ly/3XWnREb
Add your name to demand your representatives fight for this reform: bit.ly/3XWnREb
Tell Congress: You Shouldn’t Trade Stocks While in Office
Members of Congress are currently allowed to buy and sell stocks while they’re making rules regulating those same companies and markets. That creates an obvious conflict of interest and erodes trust in our government.
secure.brennancenter.org
December 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Momentum is building for a ban on congressional stock trading, which would help restore trust that our elected representatives and senators are responsive to voters — not their personal financial interests.
Add your name to demand your representatives fight for this reform: bit.ly/3XWnREb
Add your name to demand your representatives fight for this reform: bit.ly/3XWnREb
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Although Tom Ragsdale’s oil companies owe New Mexico more than $3.5 million for pollution and unpaid fees, the state has recovered only about $50,000.
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public
Oil executive Tom Ragsdale walked away from his old wells, making the pollution left behind the state of New Mexico’s problem. His tactics, however, are ubiquitous in the industry.
www.propublica.org
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Although Tom Ragsdale’s oil companies owe New Mexico more than $3.5 million for pollution and unpaid fees, the state has recovered only about $50,000.
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
