@carlincoalition.bsky.social
another invaluable 🧵
People really need to understand the shift to digitization is also the end of owning things and the end of being able to afford most things we once took for granted like eating out or going to entertainment events.
The wealth class and their resources are flush with cash while middle class and 1/
The wealth class and their resources are flush with cash while middle class and 1/
December 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
another invaluable 🧵
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Solid, important read.
"The old man along the highway could be my father, your grandparent, your uncle or aunt—but that person is a neighbor to all of us. We must take ownership and accountability to lift each other up, or we all fall together."
"The old man along the highway could be my father, your grandparent, your uncle or aunt—but that person is a neighbor to all of us. We must take ownership and accountability to lift each other up, or we all fall together."
Saturday afternoon I saw a figure stumbling along in the ditch. I stopped and offered a ride.
The 83-year-old man didn’t hesitate. He accepted immediately. Hunched over, carrying his folder, he lurched towards my car and nearly fell into the seat, exhausted.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-old-ma...
The 83-year-old man didn’t hesitate. He accepted immediately. Hunched over, carrying his folder, he lurched towards my car and nearly fell into the seat, exhausted.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-old-ma...
The Old Man Along The Highway
A short story that encompasses what must change in our United States of America
www.qasimrashid.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Solid, important read.
"The old man along the highway could be my father, your grandparent, your uncle or aunt—but that person is a neighbor to all of us. We must take ownership and accountability to lift each other up, or we all fall together."
"The old man along the highway could be my father, your grandparent, your uncle or aunt—but that person is a neighbor to all of us. We must take ownership and accountability to lift each other up, or we all fall together."
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These businessmen have shown no shame in kowtowing to the president—and he has richly rewarded their sycophancy.
trib.al/21fXZGW
trib.al/21fXZGW
Trump’s 10 Biggest, Most Shameful Billionaire Toadies
These businessmen have shown no shame in kowtowing to the president—and he has richly rewarded their sycophancy.
trib.al
December 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
These businessmen have shown no shame in kowtowing to the president—and he has richly rewarded their sycophancy.
trib.al/21fXZGW
trib.al/21fXZGW
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Billionaires have set up this game where they have everything, while workers compete for the scraps.
But what if we stopped competing. What if we worked as a team and changed the game so everyone has what they need.
But what if we stopped competing. What if we worked as a team and changed the game so everyone has what they need.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Billionaires have set up this game where they have everything, while workers compete for the scraps.
But what if we stopped competing. What if we worked as a team and changed the game so everyone has what they need.
But what if we stopped competing. What if we worked as a team and changed the game so everyone has what they need.
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Trump cutting US aid has killed more Christian Nigerians than anyone else ever could. And if we don’t stop him, it will get even more deadly.
He was never about protecting Christians. He was never about justice. He was always about white supremacy and oil. youtube.com/shorts/q5OeE...
He was never about protecting Christians. He was never about justice. He was always about white supremacy and oil. youtube.com/shorts/q5OeE...
Nigerian village Trump bombed to “stop Isis” says Isis has never been there
YouTube video by Qasim Rashid
youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Trump cutting US aid has killed more Christian Nigerians than anyone else ever could. And if we don’t stop him, it will get even more deadly.
He was never about protecting Christians. He was never about justice. He was always about white supremacy and oil. youtube.com/shorts/q5OeE...
He was never about protecting Christians. He was never about justice. He was always about white supremacy and oil. youtube.com/shorts/q5OeE...
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America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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the oil barons are winning the war on Christmas
just wait till we fire up all the coal-powered AI slop machines
just wait till we fire up all the coal-powered AI slop machines
On average, Christmas Day was 15.4F above the 1991-2020 normal. Seems warm. Seems bad.
December 27, 2025 at 6:04 AM
the oil barons are winning the war on Christmas
just wait till we fire up all the coal-powered AI slop machines
just wait till we fire up all the coal-powered AI slop machines
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ICE is a profit driver for the private prisons and large corporations like Amazon, AT&T, Google, Microsoft and FedEx who spend millions paying off Trump and Republicans for ICE contracts.
They’ll always look for new streams of profit, which is why they won’t stop with immigrants.
They’ll always look for new streams of profit, which is why they won’t stop with immigrants.
December 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
ICE is a profit driver for the private prisons and large corporations like Amazon, AT&T, Google, Microsoft and FedEx who spend millions paying off Trump and Republicans for ICE contracts.
They’ll always look for new streams of profit, which is why they won’t stop with immigrants.
They’ll always look for new streams of profit, which is why they won’t stop with immigrants.
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Remember how all summer I had the chorus of white centrist pundits quoting my posts claiming I was fear mongering and a “doomer” for clearly stating my analysis that this kind of thing was going to become normalized and that rule of law wouldn’t matter in this situation as law is a construct.
"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." https://bit.ly/3MMdJvz
December 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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There has long been enough evidence to indict and the slow release is intended to 1) further torment Epstein victims 2) get Americans used to child rape by elites 3) flaunt impunity, since there have been no meaningful consequences for perpetrators 4) arrive right when AI casts everything in doubt.
December 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
There has long been enough evidence to indict and the slow release is intended to 1) further torment Epstein victims 2) get Americans used to child rape by elites 3) flaunt impunity, since there have been no meaningful consequences for perpetrators 4) arrive right when AI casts everything in doubt.
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People keep mistaking genuine horror for politicking.
The people who supported the DOJ under Biden/Trump condone child rape. They defended officials who protected child rapists.
Other people saw this as a clear moral horror and condemned the DOJ. That's the actual divide. It's not between parties.
The people who supported the DOJ under Biden/Trump condone child rape. They defended officials who protected child rapists.
Other people saw this as a clear moral horror and condemned the DOJ. That's the actual divide. It's not between parties.
December 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
People keep mistaking genuine horror for politicking.
The people who supported the DOJ under Biden/Trump condone child rape. They defended officials who protected child rapists.
Other people saw this as a clear moral horror and condemned the DOJ. That's the actual divide. It's not between parties.
The people who supported the DOJ under Biden/Trump condone child rape. They defended officials who protected child rapists.
Other people saw this as a clear moral horror and condemned the DOJ. That's the actual divide. It's not between parties.
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This post has spawned aneurysms in multiple of my group chats, honestly an impressive accomplishment on Christmas eve for the nascent kotek reelection campaign. hope whoever is steering that ship is listening to this heckling and considering maybe we need a different tack to keep Mahonia next year
Cutting property taxes for Oregonians affected by wildfires. Canceling planned freeway tolls. Pausing local new taxes in the Portland area. We have to keep going to make life more affordable for Oregonians.
December 25, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Same thing with the genocide. Every major news story leads to this. Which is... not great.
one lesser awful thing about the Epstein files is that genuine crimes against a huge number of children are being morphed into fuel for the influencer industrial complex who don't care about truth or accuracy and just want grist for the content mills
December 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Same thing with the genocide. Every major news story leads to this. Which is... not great.
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This struck me too. As Anne Applebaum doesn’t mention, she wrote a classic history of the Gulag.
The CBS investigation portrays a modern concentration camp, similar to the Soviet GULAG (like CECOT, an acronym): sadistic guards, 24 hour lighting, isolation cells.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This struck me too. As Anne Applebaum doesn’t mention, she wrote a classic history of the Gulag.
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Suggestion regarding Trump-Epstein:
Don't focus on finding a smoking gun. There's already so much smoke. Most unconvinced by already-public evidence are cultists who'll deny forever (or like it).
The goals should be truth, justice for victims, and an appalled scandal drumbeat that never goes away.
Don't focus on finding a smoking gun. There's already so much smoke. Most unconvinced by already-public evidence are cultists who'll deny forever (or like it).
The goals should be truth, justice for victims, and an appalled scandal drumbeat that never goes away.
December 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Suggestion regarding Trump-Epstein:
Don't focus on finding a smoking gun. There's already so much smoke. Most unconvinced by already-public evidence are cultists who'll deny forever (or like it).
The goals should be truth, justice for victims, and an appalled scandal drumbeat that never goes away.
Don't focus on finding a smoking gun. There's already so much smoke. Most unconvinced by already-public evidence are cultists who'll deny forever (or like it).
The goals should be truth, justice for victims, and an appalled scandal drumbeat that never goes away.
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It’s not enough to beat MAGA at the ballot box, these criminals need held accountable to ensure this will never happen again.
Anyone asking for our vote needs to commit to prosecuting Trump and his cadre of corrupt conspirators for their crimes.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/lock-them-...
Anyone asking for our vote needs to commit to prosecuting Trump and his cadre of corrupt conspirators for their crimes.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/lock-them-...
Lock Them Up: Send the Trump Administration to Prison
It's not enough to beat MAGA at the ballot box. There have to be consequences that keep this from ever happening again.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It’s not enough to beat MAGA at the ballot box, these criminals need held accountable to ensure this will never happen again.
Anyone asking for our vote needs to commit to prosecuting Trump and his cadre of corrupt conspirators for their crimes.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/lock-them-...
Anyone asking for our vote needs to commit to prosecuting Trump and his cadre of corrupt conspirators for their crimes.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/lock-them-...
This 🧵
Neither were the Nazis that’s why they had lost the elections leading up to the take over and the only way Hitler took power was manufacturing violence and unpredictability
Nazis don’t need to be competent when the institutions hand over the power they need willingly all they need is time
Nazis don’t need to be competent when the institutions hand over the power they need willingly all they need is time
The fascists certainly aren't very good at this, are they
December 23, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This 🧵
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The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
December 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
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Wrong.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
DHS says recording or following law enforcement 'sure sounds like obstruction of justice'
Seven federal circuit courts have upheld the First Amendment right to record and monitor the police.
reason.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Wrong.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public — full stop.
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People living outside die, on average, 30 years shy of the current American life expectancy at birth.
372 homeless people died in Multnomah County last year. Here’s what to know
People living outside die, on average, 30 years shy of the current American life expectancy at birth.
www.oregonlive.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
People living outside die, on average, 30 years shy of the current American life expectancy at birth.
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Confirmed: House Democratic leaders have decided to use a stock trading ban bill as a campaign issue rather than actually pass something that had the GOP support to advance.
Jeffries' team is actively discouraging participation in the bipartisan bill and warning outside groups too.
Jeffries' team is actively discouraging participation in the bipartisan bill and warning outside groups too.
Jeffries Undercuts Congressional Stock Trading Ban - The American Prospect
A bipartisan solution was gaining momentum, but the House Democratic leader just issued his own bill that will prevent consensus.
prospect.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Confirmed: House Democratic leaders have decided to use a stock trading ban bill as a campaign issue rather than actually pass something that had the GOP support to advance.
Jeffries' team is actively discouraging participation in the bipartisan bill and warning outside groups too.
Jeffries' team is actively discouraging participation in the bipartisan bill and warning outside groups too.
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Oregon’s voter registration card leaves out some key info about how primaries actually work. This piece breaks down what the form says, what it doesn’t, and why that matters. Worth a read.
https://msarielknox.substack.com/p/oregons-voter-registration-card-is?r=lw426
https://msarielknox.substack.com/p/oregons-voter-registration-card-is?r=lw426
December 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Oregon’s voter registration card leaves out some key info about how primaries actually work. This piece breaks down what the form says, what it doesn’t, and why that matters. Worth a read.
https://msarielknox.substack.com/p/oregons-voter-registration-card-is?r=lw426
https://msarielknox.substack.com/p/oregons-voter-registration-card-is?r=lw426
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Failure to recognize this moment as part of the centuries long battle against white supremacist oppression is a dangerous denial, and a gift to the American fascist project. @sifill.bsky.social is right on.
“The white supremacist, anti-14th Amendment, post-Brown movement has the complicity or active engagement of all three branches of government as it works to undo the constitutional infrastructure of Reconstruction and the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement.”
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Is It Too Late?
No. But We Must Better Understand the Nature of the Battle
open.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Failure to recognize this moment as part of the centuries long battle against white supremacist oppression is a dangerous denial, and a gift to the American fascist project. @sifill.bsky.social is right on.
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If the Democratic Party actually released an autopsy from 2024 we’d actually find out where all the money went, how billions were set on fire, and maybe find out which popular podcasts and liberal voices and personalities are being paid by the party.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/where-the-...
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/where-the-...
Where the Bodies are Buried: The Hidden DNC Autopsy
The DNC is choosing to hide what went wrong in 2024 and, in turn, is making future failure much, much likelier
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If the Democratic Party actually released an autopsy from 2024 we’d actually find out where all the money went, how billions were set on fire, and maybe find out which popular podcasts and liberal voices and personalities are being paid by the party.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/where-the-...
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/where-the-...