John Kaster
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Donald Trump and Republicans gave billionaire corporations a giant tax handout to "incentivize" investments they ALREADY MADE.
As far as I'm aware, they don’t have a time machine.
It's just the latest excuse to throw money at billionaires while Americans struggle to get by.
As far as I'm aware, they don’t have a time machine.
It's just the latest excuse to throw money at billionaires while Americans struggle to get by.
Corporations to claim $16B from retroactive GOP tax break, federal report says
The Republican tax law's bonus depreciation provision is expected to cost $362.7 billion over the next ten years, with corporations claiming $16 billion in new tax breaks this year.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Donald Trump and Republicans gave billionaire corporations a giant tax handout to "incentivize" investments they ALREADY MADE.
As far as I'm aware, they don’t have a time machine.
It's just the latest excuse to throw money at billionaires while Americans struggle to get by.
As far as I'm aware, they don’t have a time machine.
It's just the latest excuse to throw money at billionaires while Americans struggle to get by.
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Very simple rule of thumb here… if Trump thinks you are rich, crooked and he can make you owe him a favor, you’re gonna get your pardon.
Trump said he is offering a "full and unconditional PARDON" to a Democratic Rep. and his wife who were indicted for bribery and money laundering
Trump Says He's Pardoning Henry Cuellar
www.huffpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Very simple rule of thumb here… if Trump thinks you are rich, crooked and he can make you owe him a favor, you’re gonna get your pardon.
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I keep trying to tell y'all: you can frustrate and delay these authoritarian kleptocrats by multiple means, and every single second of delay, every instant where they look ridiculous in public, is a space to wedge in a crowbar for more breathing space.
You work the problem from all sides.
You work the problem from all sides.
I’m bringing this up because this is a simple procedural way to fuck with republicans even if they’re in the majority. Call them out of order, rise to a point of personal privilege, use the very procedural rules that organize their meetings to strangle them. It fucking works.
March 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I keep trying to tell y'all: you can frustrate and delay these authoritarian kleptocrats by multiple means, and every single second of delay, every instant where they look ridiculous in public, is a space to wedge in a crowbar for more breathing space.
You work the problem from all sides.
You work the problem from all sides.
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Striking a boat full of unarmed civilians is murder. The first strike was murder. The followup strike was also murder.
We're not at war. It's not a "war crime". Everyone involved, including the POTUS, SecDef, the Admiral who relayed it and the person who pressed the button needs to be on trial.
We're not at war. It's not a "war crime". Everyone involved, including the POTUS, SecDef, the Admiral who relayed it and the person who pressed the button needs to be on trial.
December 3, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Striking a boat full of unarmed civilians is murder. The first strike was murder. The followup strike was also murder.
We're not at war. It's not a "war crime". Everyone involved, including the POTUS, SecDef, the Admiral who relayed it and the person who pressed the button needs to be on trial.
We're not at war. It's not a "war crime". Everyone involved, including the POTUS, SecDef, the Admiral who relayed it and the person who pressed the button needs to be on trial.
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No surprise: handing the FBI to conspiratorial podcasters creates even darker outcomes. Dan Bongino's update today reads like a wishlist from the techbros who already got your personal data, now are inserting AI tools into the FBI. Reporters must ask: is the company here Peter Thiel's Palantir? 1/
December 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
No surprise: handing the FBI to conspiratorial podcasters creates even darker outcomes. Dan Bongino's update today reads like a wishlist from the techbros who already got your personal data, now are inserting AI tools into the FBI. Reporters must ask: is the company here Peter Thiel's Palantir? 1/
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Meanwhile Patel and Bongino are blithely handing over our most sensitive government functions to techbros who openly say they want to destroy democracy and build a surveillance state that they would rule. Palantir already has your personal data. Ask: are they now getting the FBI too? 3/
December 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Meanwhile Patel and Bongino are blithely handing over our most sensitive government functions to techbros who openly say they want to destroy democracy and build a surveillance state that they would rule. Palantir already has your personal data. Ask: are they now getting the FBI too? 3/
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The cost of attending college today is 40 times higher than it was in 1963. And the "Big, Ugly Law" will only make things worse.
Today, Committee Democrats will discuss new solutions Congress can enact to lower the cost of college. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddGJ...
Today, Committee Democrats will discuss new solutions Congress can enact to lower the cost of college. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddGJ...
“Public Funds, Private Politics: Examining Bias in the Truman Scholarship Program”
YouTube video by Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The cost of attending college today is 40 times higher than it was in 1963. And the "Big, Ugly Law" will only make things worse.
Today, Committee Democrats will discuss new solutions Congress can enact to lower the cost of college. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddGJ...
Today, Committee Democrats will discuss new solutions Congress can enact to lower the cost of college. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddGJ...
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Venezuela doesn’t make fentanyl
Venezuela doesn’t make cocaine
Venezuela has oil
Venezuela doesn’t make cocaine
Venezuela has oil
Trump says airspace above and surrounding Venezuela to be closed in its entirety reut.rs/4a4K6PN
Trump says airspace above and surrounding Venezuela to be closed in its entirety
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Venezuela doesn’t make fentanyl
Venezuela doesn’t make cocaine
Venezuela has oil
Venezuela doesn’t make cocaine
Venezuela has oil
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If you’re more upset about Democrats reminding members of the military NOT to commit war crimes than you are about Republicans using the military TO commit war crimes, then congratulations, because you are an idiot, an asshole, and you’re in a fucking cult.
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
If you’re more upset about Democrats reminding members of the military NOT to commit war crimes than you are about Republicans using the military TO commit war crimes, then congratulations, because you are an idiot, an asshole, and you’re in a fucking cult.
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South Park speaks truth:
Hegseth is a douche
Hegseth is a douche
November 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
South Park speaks truth:
Hegseth is a douche
Hegseth is a douche
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I can't scream loudly enough that the people leading HHS right now are liars. RFK Jr. Marty Makary. Vinay Prasad. They are liars. And the lies they are telling are the lies eugenicists like themselves tell.
NEW: The F.D.A. announced in an internal memo that 10 children died "because of" the Covid shot. Other experts want to see proof.
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I can't scream loudly enough that the people leading HHS right now are liars. RFK Jr. Marty Makary. Vinay Prasad. They are liars. And the lies they are telling are the lies eugenicists like themselves tell.
It's way past time to upchuck Chuck
Even after a historically successful election and the largest protest in American history, Chuck Schumer’s caucus caved in the shutdown fight. Senate Democrats need bold new leadership to fight the Trump regime, and that starts by making Schumer step aside: indivisible2026.org/?utm_source=bluesky
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It's way past time to upchuck Chuck
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Russia is pure evil. Georgia, Ukraine, always destroying places and people.
Europe needs to take the money instead of obsessing about it.
Take it out of Trumps hands
Europe needs to take the money instead of obsessing about it.
Take it out of Trumps hands
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Russia is pure evil. Georgia, Ukraine, always destroying places and people.
Europe needs to take the money instead of obsessing about it.
Take it out of Trumps hands
Europe needs to take the money instead of obsessing about it.
Take it out of Trumps hands
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Musk meme investors will see this as another opportunity to buy stock in the worthless company
“.. the 10th straight month of declining Tesla sales in Europe.”
@yahoofinance.com $TSLA
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@yahoofinance.com $TSLA
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November 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Musk meme investors will see this as another opportunity to buy stock in the worthless company
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It’s going to be hilarious if Tesla can’t crack 1.5M units.
I was just in China and this doesn’t surprise me one bit.
The EVs on the road there are outstanding and the prices are shockingly affordable. China let Tesla build and sell cars there, learned the playbook, then knocked them off and outperformed them in every way.
BYD “Build Your Dreams”
🧵
The EVs on the road there are outstanding and the prices are shockingly affordable. China let Tesla build and sell cars there, learned the playbook, then knocked them off and outperformed them in every way.
BYD “Build Your Dreams”
🧵
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It’s going to be hilarious if Tesla can’t crack 1.5M units.
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Surprise! The “peace plan” is really just a plan for Trump, Witkoff, Don Junior and their friends to get rich.
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Surprise! The “peace plan” is really just a plan for Trump, Witkoff, Don Junior and their friends to get rich.
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Everything is a grift. (And the Hunter hunters are silent)
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Indiana Senate Republican Greg Walker “said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation ..”
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
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@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
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November 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Indiana Senate Republican Greg Walker “said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation ..”
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
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@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
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"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
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The Doctor is right and correct
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Doctor is right and correct
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Look at the last paragraph. They have defended their action of not getting Congress involved by saying something like, no troops are at risk. Well, which is it?
This is a lot of words to say, “Yikes! That Washington Post story about us illegally killing survivors on the open seas was 100% correct!”
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Look at the last paragraph. They have defended their action of not getting Congress involved by saying something like, no troops are at risk. Well, which is it?
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“.. What started as a 500-seat ballroom connected to the East Wing grew to 650 seats. Next, he wanted a 999-seat ballroom, then room for 1,350.” 🤡
@nytimes.com @lukebroadwater.bsky.social
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November 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“.. What started as a 500-seat ballroom connected to the East Wing grew to 650 seats. Next, he wanted a 999-seat ballroom, then room for 1,350.” 🤡
@nytimes.com @lukebroadwater.bsky.social
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@nytimes.com @lukebroadwater.bsky.social
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in ways -this feels like a strategy that could end up getting the copyright / IP holders to just do a deal (settlement or verdict that will be cheaper or easier than negotiating & licensing properly woulda been)
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
in ways -this feels like a strategy that could end up getting the copyright / IP holders to just do a deal (settlement or verdict that will be cheaper or easier than negotiating & licensing properly woulda been)
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The deranged madman now threatens to blow up commercial airliners flying in and out of Venezuela.
November 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The deranged madman now threatens to blow up commercial airliners flying in and out of Venezuela.
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Trump’s offshore wind attacks are putting the East Coast’s grid in jeopardy, especially during the winter, this new study finds.
Feel the cold? Offshore wind alleviates grid woes in winter, study…
A sector despised by President Trump can boost grid reliability on the East Coast when people crank up the heat and gas plants are tested by extreme…
www.canarymedia.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Trump’s offshore wind attacks are putting the East Coast’s grid in jeopardy, especially during the winter, this new study finds.
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A running theme of Trump II is cautious, level-headed, mainstream, career professional experts sounding existential alarms about how we aren't panicking nearly enough.
I know you already know, but for other folks who don't, Goldsmith was previously head of OLC, is a genuinely brilliant mind on executive authority and separation of powers, and is usually very cautious about making claims this unqualified and direct. That he is saying it so starkly is v significant
November 29, 2025 at 6:05 AM
A running theme of Trump II is cautious, level-headed, mainstream, career professional experts sounding existential alarms about how we aren't panicking nearly enough.