Class Consciousness
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BREAKING: As predicted:
February 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: As predicted:
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As inflation continues to rise, don't forget that concentrated corporate power fuels higher prices.
But instead of continuing Lina Khan's work, Trump's FTC Chair wants to end the "war on mergers."
Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.
But instead of continuing Lina Khan's work, Trump's FTC Chair wants to end the "war on mergers."
Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.
February 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
As inflation continues to rise, don't forget that concentrated corporate power fuels higher prices.
But instead of continuing Lina Khan's work, Trump's FTC Chair wants to end the "war on mergers."
Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.
But instead of continuing Lina Khan's work, Trump's FTC Chair wants to end the "war on mergers."
Minimal competition means maximized price gouging.
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This has always been the GOP's strategy:
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode the deficit.
3) Demand cuts to programs that millions of people rely on.
4) Repeat.
Don't let them get away with it.
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode the deficit.
3) Demand cuts to programs that millions of people rely on.
4) Repeat.
Don't let them get away with it.
February 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This has always been the GOP's strategy:
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode the deficit.
3) Demand cuts to programs that millions of people rely on.
4) Repeat.
Don't let them get away with it.
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode the deficit.
3) Demand cuts to programs that millions of people rely on.
4) Repeat.
Don't let them get away with it.
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At a time of massive income & wealth inequality, Republicans in Congress just introduced a budget to provide trillions in tax breaks to the wealthy, paid for by massive cuts to Medicaid that will throw millions of kids off health care & seniors out of nursing homes.
Unacceptable.
Unacceptable.
February 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
At a time of massive income & wealth inequality, Republicans in Congress just introduced a budget to provide trillions in tax breaks to the wealthy, paid for by massive cuts to Medicaid that will throw millions of kids off health care & seniors out of nursing homes.
Unacceptable.
Unacceptable.
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This is Oligarchy. The three richest men in the world have become $196 BILLION richer since Donald Trump was elected.
$196 billion for three men in 99 days.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
$196 billion for three men in 99 days.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
February 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is Oligarchy. The three richest men in the world have become $196 BILLION richer since Donald Trump was elected.
$196 billion for three men in 99 days.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
$196 billion for three men in 99 days.
Meanwhile, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
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Morning schedule for the next little minute:
Get up
Breakfast and coffee
Call my elected representatives
Proceed with my day
Get up
Breakfast and coffee
Call my elected representatives
Proceed with my day
February 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Morning schedule for the next little minute:
Get up
Breakfast and coffee
Call my elected representatives
Proceed with my day
Get up
Breakfast and coffee
Call my elected representatives
Proceed with my day
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Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.
2. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted.
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
February 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.
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The great Trump famine is upon the world
US farmers sold $2 billion of food to USAID. Not any more.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The great Trump famine is upon the world
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Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
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“Audacious”? Truly disgusting.
February 5, 2025 at 10:24 AM
“Audacious”? Truly disgusting.
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Everybody who pretended Donald Trump was anti-war should be fucking ashamed of themselves.
February 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Everybody who pretended Donald Trump was anti-war should be fucking ashamed of themselves.
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The first US military aircraft carrying detained migrants to Guantanamo Bay is expected to depart today, US officials said, as President Donald Trump's administration prepares to potentially house tens of thousands of migrants at the naval base in Cuba reut.rs/42FK9gW
US military to fly migrants to Guantanamo Bay on Tuesday for first time
The first U.S. military aircraft carrying detained migrants to Guantanamo Bay is expected to depart on Tuesday, U.S. officials said, as President Donald Trump's administration prepares to potentially house tens of thousands of migrants at the naval base in Cuba.
reut.rs
February 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The first US military aircraft carrying detained migrants to Guantanamo Bay is expected to depart today, US officials said, as President Donald Trump's administration prepares to potentially house tens of thousands of migrants at the naval base in Cuba reut.rs/42FK9gW
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Remember when a lot of supposedly smart ppl told us DOGE was a powerless blue ribbon commission that would have no real authority? Now in two weeks time the richest man on the planet and his apparatchiks have seized the government with barely a whimper of institutional protest.
February 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Remember when a lot of supposedly smart ppl told us DOGE was a powerless blue ribbon commission that would have no real authority? Now in two weeks time the richest man on the planet and his apparatchiks have seized the government with barely a whimper of institutional protest.
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If anybody else did this they would be arrested immediately
February 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
If anybody else did this they would be arrested immediately
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An unelected nazi just took over the United States financial system
February 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
An unelected nazi just took over the United States financial system
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This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
January 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
January 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
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Vermonters & Americans need lower electric bills.
I'm outraged that Trump’s EPA put an illegal hold on funding Solar for All, which could lower electric bills for working families by 80% through the installation of solar panels on rooftops. The funding freeze must be rescinded.
I'm outraged that Trump’s EPA put an illegal hold on funding Solar for All, which could lower electric bills for working families by 80% through the installation of solar panels on rooftops. The funding freeze must be rescinded.
January 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Vermonters & Americans need lower electric bills.
I'm outraged that Trump’s EPA put an illegal hold on funding Solar for All, which could lower electric bills for working families by 80% through the installation of solar panels on rooftops. The funding freeze must be rescinded.
I'm outraged that Trump’s EPA put an illegal hold on funding Solar for All, which could lower electric bills for working families by 80% through the installation of solar panels on rooftops. The funding freeze must be rescinded.
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For the last four years, Jennifer Abruzzo vigorously defended workers' rights and cracked down on union-busters as General Counsel at the National Labor Relations Board.
She was one of the strongest pro-worker voices in the federal government.
Trump just fired her.
She was one of the strongest pro-worker voices in the federal government.
Trump just fired her.
The most important protector of workers' rights you've never heard of
Listen now | Why Jennifer Abruzzo is critical
robertreich.substack.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
For the last four years, Jennifer Abruzzo vigorously defended workers' rights and cracked down on union-busters as General Counsel at the National Labor Relations Board.
She was one of the strongest pro-worker voices in the federal government.
Trump just fired her.
She was one of the strongest pro-worker voices in the federal government.
Trump just fired her.
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Here's what we import from Colombia that will get socked with 25%/50% tariffs if imposed . . .
January 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Here's what we import from Colombia that will get socked with 25%/50% tariffs if imposed . . .
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Most immigrants Trump targets have been here 10+ years, paying taxes, raising families, contributing to our communities.
Mass deportation would devastate our economy and tear apart the social fabric of America.
https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-2024/
Mass deportation would devastate our economy and tear apart the social fabric of America.
https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-2024/
January 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Most immigrants Trump targets have been here 10+ years, paying taxes, raising families, contributing to our communities.
Mass deportation would devastate our economy and tear apart the social fabric of America.
https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-2024/
Mass deportation would devastate our economy and tear apart the social fabric of America.
https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-2024/