Barbie Gatton
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Annual cost of SNAP: $113B
Annual revenue lost through billionaire tax evasion: $163B
GOP: The only solution to our debt crisis is cutting $113B in food benefits. Also here’s $4T more in tax cuts for billionaires
Annual revenue lost through billionaire tax evasion: $163B
GOP: The only solution to our debt crisis is cutting $113B in food benefits. Also here’s $4T more in tax cuts for billionaires
October 31, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Annual cost of SNAP: $113B
Annual revenue lost through billionaire tax evasion: $163B
GOP: The only solution to our debt crisis is cutting $113B in food benefits. Also here’s $4T more in tax cuts for billionaires
Annual revenue lost through billionaire tax evasion: $163B
GOP: The only solution to our debt crisis is cutting $113B in food benefits. Also here’s $4T more in tax cuts for billionaires
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An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.
Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.
Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
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Let's just say it how it really is
October 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Let's just say it how it really is
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Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
October 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
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⏭️ Notably Next: Congress has 6 days to pass a funding measure to prevent a government shutdown; and the 2026 midterms are in 405 days.
September 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
⏭️ Notably Next: Congress has 6 days to pass a funding measure to prevent a government shutdown; and the 2026 midterms are in 405 days.
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NEW: Prosecutors in the EDVA presented Trump's new US Atty with a memo saying a case should not be brought against Comey. That'll be fun to read in discovery - if Halligan can get this case past a federal grand jury. 1/ abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...
Newly appointed US attorney will attempt to charge James Comey despite prosecutors finding no probable cause: Sources
The new U.S. Attorney in Virginia is planning to ask a grand jury to indict former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress, sources said.
abcnews.go.com
September 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
NEW: Prosecutors in the EDVA presented Trump's new US Atty with a memo saying a case should not be brought against Comey. That'll be fun to read in discovery - if Halligan can get this case past a federal grand jury. 1/ abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...
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"Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative.”
Bowing down to a bully never works.
And we can’t become numb to this corruption in plain sight.
Bowing down to a bully never works.
And we can’t become numb to this corruption in plain sight.
September 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative.”
Bowing down to a bully never works.
And we can’t become numb to this corruption in plain sight.
Bowing down to a bully never works.
And we can’t become numb to this corruption in plain sight.
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"We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both." — Justice Louis D. Brandeis
Larry Ellison is worth $392 billion.
He's bought:
—Sailing team ($875 million)
—Estate in Cali ($200 million)
—98% of a Hawaiian island ($300 million)
Now he's trying to acquire TikTok, HBO, CNN—and push them right.
A lot of good his giant tax breaks are doing the rest of us.
He's bought:
—Sailing team ($875 million)
—Estate in Cali ($200 million)
—98% of a Hawaiian island ($300 million)
Now he's trying to acquire TikTok, HBO, CNN—and push them right.
A lot of good his giant tax breaks are doing the rest of us.
September 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both." — Justice Louis D. Brandeis
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I find I can’t muster a proper response to either the Tylenol madness or the U.N. appearance. At some point it is just too ridiculous. It would feel insane to offer sane commentary.
September 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I find I can’t muster a proper response to either the Tylenol madness or the U.N. appearance. At some point it is just too ridiculous. It would feel insane to offer sane commentary.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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It's weird how Tylenol caused autism (first diagnosed in 1943) before it was even invented (1955). What a clever drug.
September 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
It's weird how Tylenol caused autism (first diagnosed in 1943) before it was even invented (1955). What a clever drug.
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Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]
September 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]
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Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.
September 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.
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They’re going to fire a US attorney because they couldn’t find evidence for a crime that was manufactured by the administration?
Banana republic shit
Banana republic shit
September 19, 2025 at 4:08 AM
They’re going to fire a US attorney because they couldn’t find evidence for a crime that was manufactured by the administration?
Banana republic shit
Banana republic shit
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CARTOON OF THE DAY 🇺🇸
September 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY 🇺🇸
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The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
September 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice.
The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
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Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
In 1983, 50 companies controlled 90% of the U.S. media market. That number is now down to 5.
September 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
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Now he’s firing people for… not being able to get innocent people fired? Because there’s no actual evidence to support it?!
September 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Now he’s firing people for… not being able to get innocent people fired? Because there’s no actual evidence to support it?!
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Disney learned nothing from Andor.
September 18, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Disney learned nothing from Andor.
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An INTENDED result of going after free speech is it scares people into being silent in a moment where we need everyone to be the loudest.
September 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
An INTENDED result of going after free speech is it scares people into being silent in a moment where we need everyone to be the loudest.