Birgha
@birgha.bsky.social
Wishes the worst upon Mar-a-Lardo, his minions, & elected sycophants who enable him.
Hopes their supporters experience the finding out part of their fucking around, both soon & deeply.
Wants the rest of the world to know most Americans aren't on his side.
Hopes their supporters experience the finding out part of their fucking around, both soon & deeply.
Wants the rest of the world to know most Americans aren't on his side.
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Average global CEO pay has skyrocketed 50% since 2019 to $4.3M.
By contrast, average worker pay has risen just 0.9% over that same time period.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
By contrast, average worker pay has risen just 0.9% over that same time period.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Global CEO pay increased by 50 percent since 2019, 56 times more than worker wages
Average CEO pay surged by 50 percent in real terms since 2019, while average worker wages increased by just 0.9 percent.
www.oxfamamerica.org
May 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Average global CEO pay has skyrocketed 50% since 2019 to $4.3M.
By contrast, average worker pay has risen just 0.9% over that same time period.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
By contrast, average worker pay has risen just 0.9% over that same time period.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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I know, norms and all that, but the default Dem position should be:
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
May 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I know, norms and all that, but the default Dem position should be:
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
We think this is illegal but if the courts say you can do this then we are going to rip the guts out of the entire conservative movement. No more Heritage, FedSoc, etc. All of them lose their tax exempt status.
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The Trump administration is creating a paradox around minerals: As it smooths the path for production, it's also closing off its main destinations, @alexckaufman.bsky.social reports:
Trump’s Mineral Paradox
Without demand from clean energy, the U.S. market for rare earth, graphite, and lithium will falter.
bit.ly
May 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Trump administration is creating a paradox around minerals: As it smooths the path for production, it's also closing off its main destinations, @alexckaufman.bsky.social reports:
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The proposal would cut off rental subsidies after two years for able-bodied adults. Advocates warn if enacted, the White House plan would tip many low-income renters over the edge into homelessness.
Trump budget would slash rental aid by 40% -- and let states fill the gap if they want
The proposal would cut off rental subsidies after two years for able-bodied adults. Advocates warn if enacted, the White House plan would tip many low-income renters over the edge into homelessness.
www.npr.org
May 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The proposal would cut off rental subsidies after two years for able-bodied adults. Advocates warn if enacted, the White House plan would tip many low-income renters over the edge into homelessness.
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38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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We are sending people to the Salvadoran gulag for nothing at all.
documentedny.com/2025/04/14/i...
documentedny.com/2025/04/14/i...
ICE Took His Son From Their Bronx Home. Now His Son Is In Bukele's Mega-prison In El Salvador
Merwil Gutiérrez had no criminal record when ICE agents detained the 19-year-old outside his home. Now his father, Wilmer, is still searching for answers.
documentedny.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We are sending people to the Salvadoran gulag for nothing at all.
documentedny.com/2025/04/14/i...
documentedny.com/2025/04/14/i...
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US FDA suspends food safety quality checks after staff cuts reut.rs/42C4h1Z
April 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
US FDA suspends food safety quality checks after staff cuts reut.rs/42C4h1Z
There's ALWAYS SOMETHING you can do!
April 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
There's ALWAYS SOMETHING you can do!
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Not this again...
Trump Brags That He Got 'Highest Mark' Possible On Cognitive Test—And Here We Go Again
Oh brother...
www.comicsands.com
April 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Not this again...
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Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
April 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
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If you paid $1 In federal income taxes, you paid more than:
Tesla in 2024 & 2022
AT&T in 2021
Nike in 2020
FedEx in 2020
Dish Network in 2020
Amazon in 2017-2018
Elon Musk in 2018
Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011
Carl Icahn in 2016-2017
Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.
Tesla in 2024 & 2022
AT&T in 2021
Nike in 2020
FedEx in 2020
Dish Network in 2020
Amazon in 2017-2018
Elon Musk in 2018
Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011
Carl Icahn in 2016-2017
Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.
April 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
If you paid $1 In federal income taxes, you paid more than:
Tesla in 2024 & 2022
AT&T in 2021
Nike in 2020
FedEx in 2020
Dish Network in 2020
Amazon in 2017-2018
Elon Musk in 2018
Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011
Carl Icahn in 2016-2017
Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.
Tesla in 2024 & 2022
AT&T in 2021
Nike in 2020
FedEx in 2020
Dish Network in 2020
Amazon in 2017-2018
Elon Musk in 2018
Jeff Bezos in 2007 & 2011
Carl Icahn in 2016-2017
Yes. It’s time to tax the rich.
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The U.S. dollar is an early casualty of President Donald Trump’s us-against-the-world trade war.
The dollar has lost almost 10 percent of its value since Inauguration Day with about half of that decline coming this month.
The dollar has lost almost 10 percent of its value since Inauguration Day with about half of that decline coming this month.
Investors dodge U.S. dollar and Treasurys, scared by Trump’s trade war
The dollar has lost almost 10 percent of its value since Inauguration Day with roughly half of that decline coming this month.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The U.S. dollar is an early casualty of President Donald Trump’s us-against-the-world trade war.
The dollar has lost almost 10 percent of its value since Inauguration Day with about half of that decline coming this month.
The dollar has lost almost 10 percent of its value since Inauguration Day with about half of that decline coming this month.
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Donald Trump was recorded in the Oval Office happily bragging about how much money his billionaire buddies made off of his shady tariff scheme. (Insider trading amuses and delights this group.)
“He made $2.5 million today, and he made $900 million! That’s not bad,” Trump said, pointing to…
“He made $2.5 million today, and he made $900 million! That’s not bad,” Trump said, pointing to…
April 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Donald Trump was recorded in the Oval Office happily bragging about how much money his billionaire buddies made off of his shady tariff scheme. (Insider trading amuses and delights this group.)
“He made $2.5 million today, and he made $900 million! That’s not bad,” Trump said, pointing to…
“He made $2.5 million today, and he made $900 million! That’s not bad,” Trump said, pointing to…
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If the US government requires passports for you to practice your rights such as voting then passports should be provided for free to all and within a reasonable timeframe by said government.
April 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If the US government requires passports for you to practice your rights such as voting then passports should be provided for free to all and within a reasonable timeframe by said government.
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And Trump is bragging inside the Oval right how his millionaire bros made millions yesterday
And now this
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Senator Adam Schiff's investigation of Trump's insider trading
And Trump is bragging inside the Oval right how his millionaire bros made millions yesterday
And now this
Support @adamschiff.com
Senator Adam Schiff's investigation of Trump's insider trading
Stock market today: Nasdaq falls 6%, Dow loses 1,700 points, S&P 500 drops 5% as markets crumble with Trump's tariff war turning to China
Wall Street is weighing Trump's remarkable escalation in the US trade battle with China.
finance.yahoo.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
finance.yahoo.com/news/live/st...
And Trump is bragging inside the Oval right how his millionaire bros made millions yesterday
And now this
Support @adamschiff.com
Senator Adam Schiff's investigation of Trump's insider trading
And Trump is bragging inside the Oval right how his millionaire bros made millions yesterday
And now this
Support @adamschiff.com
Senator Adam Schiff's investigation of Trump's insider trading
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The Atlantic is proud to announce that “American Cowardice,” by Jamie Thompson, has won the 2025 National Magazine Award for Reporting. Read Jamie’s story, from our March 2024 issue, here:
To Stop a Shooter
Why would an armed officer stand by as a school shooting unfolds?
bit.ly
April 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The Atlantic is proud to announce that “American Cowardice,” by Jamie Thompson, has won the 2025 National Magazine Award for Reporting. Read Jamie’s story, from our March 2024 issue, here:
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Senators Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego have asked for "an urgent inquiry" into whether President Trump or others engaged in insider trading on advanced knowledge of his tariff policy changes.
Why some are accusing Trump of manipulating stock markets
Senators Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego have asked for "an urgent inquiry" into whether President Trump or others engaged in insider trading on advanced knowledge of his tariff policy changes.
www.npr.org
April 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Senators Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego have asked for "an urgent inquiry" into whether President Trump or others engaged in insider trading on advanced knowledge of his tariff policy changes.
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Trump once said, “You’re not gonna have to vote anymore.” Now the GOP is working overtime to make that real. The SAVE Act is voter suppression—forcing millions to show birth certificates or passports just to register. Yes, even if you already have a REAL ID. rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/04/01/o...
Opinion: The SAVE Act Will Disenfranchise Entire Swaths of Voters
Tracking down documentary proof of citizenship is hard enough, but what do you do if the name on your birth certificate doesn’t match your current name?
rewirenewsgroup.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Trump once said, “You’re not gonna have to vote anymore.” Now the GOP is working overtime to make that real. The SAVE Act is voter suppression—forcing millions to show birth certificates or passports just to register. Yes, even if you already have a REAL ID. rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/04/01/o...
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“Trump is choosing a strategy based on a willful refusal to understand how products are made and how markets work. This administration has a screw loose,” @davidfrum.bsky.social writes:
What’s So Screwy About the Trump Tariffs
Trade barriers will make U.S. goods more expensive to produce, costlier to buy, and inferior to the foreign competition.
bit.ly
April 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“Trump is choosing a strategy based on a willful refusal to understand how products are made and how markets work. This administration has a screw loose,” @davidfrum.bsky.social writes:
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The United States is in the top three most hated countries in the world, according to the World Population Review.
Here's the full list. ⬇️
Here's the full list. ⬇️
Map shows world's most hated countries
www.newsweek.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The United States is in the top three most hated countries in the world, according to the World Population Review.
Here's the full list. ⬇️
Here's the full list. ⬇️
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OPINION by @zeeshanaleem.bsky.social:
Zeeshan writes a history lesson for Trump voters claiming to be shocked by his tariffs.
“The claim that Trump is pursuing a trade policy that goes beyond what they voted for is indefensible.”
READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Zeeshan writes a history lesson for Trump voters claiming to be shocked by his tariffs.
“The claim that Trump is pursuing a trade policy that goes beyond what they voted for is indefensible.”
READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Republicans who say they didn't vote for this economic crisis are wrong
Trump is doing exactly what he promised to do with his radical tariff regime.
www.msnbc.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
OPINION by @zeeshanaleem.bsky.social:
Zeeshan writes a history lesson for Trump voters claiming to be shocked by his tariffs.
“The claim that Trump is pursuing a trade policy that goes beyond what they voted for is indefensible.”
READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Zeeshan writes a history lesson for Trump voters claiming to be shocked by his tariffs.
“The claim that Trump is pursuing a trade policy that goes beyond what they voted for is indefensible.”
READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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The EU's response to Donald Trump’s tariffs may seem less aggressive than expected.
But dig deeper and it turns out the bloc’s trade nerds have used their expert knowledge and some creativity to inflict pain on Trump’s base 👇
ow.ly/nyRy50VxfXP
But dig deeper and it turns out the bloc’s trade nerds have used their expert knowledge and some creativity to inflict pain on Trump’s base 👇
ow.ly/nyRy50VxfXP
April 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The EU's response to Donald Trump’s tariffs may seem less aggressive than expected.
But dig deeper and it turns out the bloc’s trade nerds have used their expert knowledge and some creativity to inflict pain on Trump’s base 👇
ow.ly/nyRy50VxfXP
But dig deeper and it turns out the bloc’s trade nerds have used their expert knowledge and some creativity to inflict pain on Trump’s base 👇
ow.ly/nyRy50VxfXP
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With the Insurrection Act looming, now is the time to learn how it might unfold and the strategic ways to respond — including the power of ridicule, writes @daniel-hunter.bsky.social.
What to do if the Insurrection Act is invoked?
With the Insurrection Act looming, now is the time to learn how it might unfold and the strategic ways to respond.
wagingnonviolence.org
April 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
With the Insurrection Act looming, now is the time to learn how it might unfold and the strategic ways to respond — including the power of ridicule, writes @daniel-hunter.bsky.social.
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The relegation of these protests to footnotes is more than just an editorial failure—it’s part of a broader pattern where establishment media normalizes extreme policies while marginalizing opposition.
Print Media to Mass Protests: “Please Turn to Page 18”
Here’s how newspapers across America minimized one of the largest demonstrations since Trump’s return to power.
newrepublic.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The relegation of these protests to footnotes is more than just an editorial failure—it’s part of a broader pattern where establishment media normalizes extreme policies while marginalizing opposition.