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Your Friday reminder that trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax.
Cruel because it's used by the super-rich to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
And a hoax because nothing has ever trickled down.
Cruel because it's used by the super-rich to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
And a hoax because nothing has ever trickled down.
December 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Your Friday reminder that trickle-down economics is a cruel hoax.
Cruel because it's used by the super-rich to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
And a hoax because nothing has ever trickled down.
Cruel because it's used by the super-rich to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
And a hoax because nothing has ever trickled down.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
It’s far past time for Medicare for All. Here’s what you need to know.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
It’s far past time for Medicare for All. Here’s what you need to know.
Medicare for All Explained | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
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November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
It’s far past time for Medicare for All. Here’s what you need to know.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
It’s far past time for Medicare for All. Here’s what you need to know.
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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EARLY VOTING and ABSENTEE REQUEST in MAINE
Great reminder from @tuckerforcongress.bsky.social:
Thurs OCT 30 is last day in Maine for early in-person voting (in presence of municipal clerk) and to request an absentee ballot. Do either before your town office closes for the day!
#VoteNOon1 #YesOn2
Great reminder from @tuckerforcongress.bsky.social:
Thurs OCT 30 is last day in Maine for early in-person voting (in presence of municipal clerk) and to request an absentee ballot. Do either before your town office closes for the day!
#VoteNOon1 #YesOn2
A reminder for folks in Maine that the deadline for early voting is 30 October which is this Thursday. That is also the last day you can request an absentee ballot. See the website for more details on early voting and absentee voting in general.
Vote No on Question 1!
#mepolitics
Vote No on Question 1!
#mepolitics
Absentee Guide | SOS
Voting is one of the fundamental rights we have as citizens of this state and country. Everyone should make an effort to cast a ballot at each election.Maine law makes it easy to cast an absentee ball...
www.maine.gov
October 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
EARLY VOTING and ABSENTEE REQUEST in MAINE
Great reminder from @tuckerforcongress.bsky.social:
Thurs OCT 30 is last day in Maine for early in-person voting (in presence of municipal clerk) and to request an absentee ballot. Do either before your town office closes for the day!
#VoteNOon1 #YesOn2
Great reminder from @tuckerforcongress.bsky.social:
Thurs OCT 30 is last day in Maine for early in-person voting (in presence of municipal clerk) and to request an absentee ballot. Do either before your town office closes for the day!
#VoteNOon1 #YesOn2
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"This is a moment that demands a response. If Dems can’t run on a unified platform that centralizes and prioritizes taxing the ultrawealthy in order to dismantle their stranglehold on our govt, then they need to get out of the way for people who will."
Read more: bit.ly/4ohxXLq
#TaxBillionaires
Read more: bit.ly/4ohxXLq
#TaxBillionaires
October 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"This is a moment that demands a response. If Dems can’t run on a unified platform that centralizes and prioritizes taxing the ultrawealthy in order to dismantle their stranglehold on our govt, then they need to get out of the way for people who will."
Read more: bit.ly/4ohxXLq
#TaxBillionaires
Read more: bit.ly/4ohxXLq
#TaxBillionaires
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THE KEY TO WINNING THE MIDTERMS IN 2026
& taking back *OUR* government is to
VOTE NO ON 1 NEXT WEEK
#SaveAbsenteeVoting – #VoteNOon1 #Maine #MEpolitics
& taking back *OUR* government is to
VOTE NO ON 1 NEXT WEEK
#SaveAbsenteeVoting – #VoteNOon1 #Maine #MEpolitics
October 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
THE KEY TO WINNING THE MIDTERMS IN 2026
& taking back *OUR* government is to
VOTE NO ON 1 NEXT WEEK
#SaveAbsenteeVoting – #VoteNOon1 #Maine #MEpolitics
& taking back *OUR* government is to
VOTE NO ON 1 NEXT WEEK
#SaveAbsenteeVoting – #VoteNOon1 #Maine #MEpolitics
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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No Kings Maine
October 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
COLLINS IS COMPLICIT
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South Portland, Maine says "NO KINGS!"
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Checking in from South Portland Maine (pop. 26.5k)
Hundreds out at No Kings event
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October 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
South Portland, Maine says "NO KINGS!"
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President Donald Trump sparred with Maine’s Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday, with Gov. Janet Mills telling the Republican president, “We’ll see you in court,” over his push to deny federal funding to the state over transgender athletes.
WATCH: 'See you in court,' Maine's governor tells Trump on transgender athlete ban
President Donald Trump sparred with Maine's Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday, with Gov. Janet Mills telling the Republican president, “We'll see you in…
buff.ly
February 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
President Donald Trump sparred with Maine’s Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday, with Gov. Janet Mills telling the Republican president, “We’ll see you in court,” over his push to deny federal funding to the state over transgender athletes.
Don’t Believe Him www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Don’t Believe Him www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Time to cancel Netflix (they r increasing fee $2/month) and start reading the constitution and the already/soon-to-be banned books
January 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Time to cancel Netflix (they r increasing fee $2/month) and start reading the constitution and the already/soon-to-be banned books
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407,316 Americans died to defeat Nazism, and that South African motherfucker just pissed on all their graves
January 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
407,316 Americans died to defeat Nazism, and that South African motherfucker just pissed on all their graves
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Today is MLK Day—and his story is a powerfully important reminder that if we channel his courage, we are able to make change.
The work goes on to make his dream of racial, social, and economic justice a lived reality. I’m committed to that fight.
The work goes on to make his dream of racial, social, and economic justice a lived reality. I’m committed to that fight.
January 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Today is MLK Day—and his story is a powerfully important reminder that if we channel his courage, we are able to make change.
The work goes on to make his dream of racial, social, and economic justice a lived reality. I’m committed to that fight.
The work goes on to make his dream of racial, social, and economic justice a lived reality. I’m committed to that fight.
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Just a reminder that everything good can happen outside Facebook!
People are asking how to get my letters without using Facebook. They are here, for free. I also record a podcast of me (not AI) reading them that is available by separate email at Substack (also free) and is on all the usual platforms as well. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-6-...
January 6, 2025
In less than 40 minutes today in snow-covered Washington, D.C., a joint session of Congress counted the certified electoral votes that will make Republican Donald Trump president of the United States ...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Just a reminder that everything good can happen outside Facebook!