Shannon Starks
@shianomom.bsky.social
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America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
December 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
Fascism doesn’t stop for Christmas.
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A message to America: we are not your enemy
Last night, the US launched an all-out assault on the "global censorship industrial complex", I respond with some deep breaths, solidarity and a vibey video (it's all I have)
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December 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Fascism doesn’t stop for Christmas.
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Today is the deadline to release the Epstein files. The DOJ is refusing to comply.
This is about justice for survivors and holding participants and co-conspirators accountable.
The Epstein Files Act is the law, not a suggestion.
Release the files. Immediately.
This is about justice for survivors and holding participants and co-conspirators accountable.
The Epstein Files Act is the law, not a suggestion.
Release the files. Immediately.
December 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Today is the deadline to release the Epstein files. The DOJ is refusing to comply.
This is about justice for survivors and holding participants and co-conspirators accountable.
The Epstein Files Act is the law, not a suggestion.
Release the files. Immediately.
This is about justice for survivors and holding participants and co-conspirators accountable.
The Epstein Files Act is the law, not a suggestion.
Release the files. Immediately.
Shaking my head.
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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.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Shaking my head.
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Neolithic art is absent of “imagery idealizing armed might, cruelty, and violence-based power. There are here no images of ‘noble warriors’ or scenes of battles. Nor are there any signs of ‘heroic conquerors’ dragging captives around in chains or other evidence of slavery.” The Chalice and the Blade
December 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Neolithic art is absent of “imagery idealizing armed might, cruelty, and violence-based power. There are here no images of ‘noble warriors’ or scenes of battles. Nor are there any signs of ‘heroic conquerors’ dragging captives around in chains or other evidence of slavery.” The Chalice and the Blade
"It takes tremendous energy to mobilize people to do anything to stop the sins of the wealthy and proud."
December 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"It takes tremendous energy to mobilize people to do anything to stop the sins of the wealthy and proud."
Courtesy of Paul Krugman:
December 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Courtesy of Paul Krugman:
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It's quaint to talk about inflation reports and surprising softness on the margins when in 13 days the out-of-pocket cost of health insurance is going to rise for 26 million households by an average of 75%
December 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It's quaint to talk about inflation reports and surprising softness on the margins when in 13 days the out-of-pocket cost of health insurance is going to rise for 26 million households by an average of 75%
I’m still struggling to believe there are so many social dominance oriented people in the world!
Great speech, Trump, but I think the American people have already spoken.
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I’m still struggling to believe there are so many social dominance oriented people in the world!
Can’t wait for this to trickle down!
This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
December 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Can’t wait for this to trickle down!
"Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe wrote that “[d]ismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.”
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December 17, 2025
This morning, four vulnerable Republicans signed onto the discharge petition all House Democrats have signed to force Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to bring a bill to extend the premium tax credits for ...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe wrote that “[d]ismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.”
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"The power of ideology not only serves to maintain prevailing human conditions, but it also goes unrecognized and unquestioned so that any new ‘knowledge’ will be framed in its terms from the outset.” —Edward E. Sampson
December 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
"The power of ideology not only serves to maintain prevailing human conditions, but it also goes unrecognized and unquestioned so that any new ‘knowledge’ will be framed in its terms from the outset.” —Edward E. Sampson
“Any truth that does not nestle peacefully into that ultimate love from which it is sourced is only a partial truth.”
December 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
“Any truth that does not nestle peacefully into that ultimate love from which it is sourced is only a partial truth.”
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This has the votes to pass with bipartisan support, but Johnson is going to adjourn the House again to delay it as long as possible just like he did with Epstein.
December 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This has the votes to pass with bipartisan support, but Johnson is going to adjourn the House again to delay it as long as possible just like he did with Epstein.
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No imperialist wars of aggression for oil company profits!
This Trump war will in no way benefit average Americans. But average Americans will be asked to spill their blood and spend their tax dollars to seize oil so oligarchs can further enrich themselves with it.
This Trump war will in no way benefit average Americans. But average Americans will be asked to spill their blood and spend their tax dollars to seize oil so oligarchs can further enrich themselves with it.
December 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
No imperialist wars of aggression for oil company profits!
This Trump war will in no way benefit average Americans. But average Americans will be asked to spill their blood and spend their tax dollars to seize oil so oligarchs can further enrich themselves with it.
This Trump war will in no way benefit average Americans. But average Americans will be asked to spill their blood and spend their tax dollars to seize oil so oligarchs can further enrich themselves with it.
"Unlike standard public contracts that lock in fixed prices, Amazon uses algorithm-driven pricing to continuously adjust what governments pay. . . . [O]ne city bought a 12-pack of Sharpie markers for $8.99, while a nearby school district paid $28.63 for the identical pack that same day."
Turning Public Money into Amazon’s Profits | Independent Business
Amazon has quietly captured a growing share of government purchasing. This major report explains how, and what to do about it.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM
"Unlike standard public contracts that lock in fixed prices, Amazon uses algorithm-driven pricing to continuously adjust what governments pay. . . . [O]ne city bought a 12-pack of Sharpie markers for $8.99, while a nearby school district paid $28.63 for the identical pack that same day."
Call your reps to take back war powers.
The is a declaration and act of war without congressional approval, and imperialistic jingoism.
December 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Call your reps to take back war powers.
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The Bondi Beach massacre would have been much worse without Australia's gun laws that forced the assailants to have to use a bolt-action rifle, writes @ryanlcooper.com.
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Australia Proves Gun Control Works - The American Prospect
The Bondi mass shooting would have been a lot worse if not for Aussie gun regulations—which if anything aren’t strict enough.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The Bondi Beach massacre would have been much worse without Australia's gun laws that forced the assailants to have to use a bolt-action rifle, writes @ryanlcooper.com.
prospect.org/2025/12/17/a...
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Readers 13-26! Get a library card for a year at this library and access many e-books and audiobooks you may not be able to find at your local library.
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Books Unbanned
Teens and young adults ages 13 to 26 living anywhere in the U.S. can access our entire collection of e-books and audiobooks.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Readers 13-26! Get a library card for a year at this library and access many e-books and audiobooks you may not be able to find at your local library.
www.spl.org/programs-and...
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It takes a village of people who care to fight fascism.
BREAKING: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ discharge petition has reached 218 signatures, clearing the threshold needed to force a vote on a clean, three-year extension of Obamacare premium subsidies.
December 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It takes a village of people who care to fight fascism.
Why did Trump terminate a multi-national diplomatic agreement to expose "malicious and deceptive online campaigns originating in Russia, China, or Iran”?
The Longest Suicide Note in American History
The Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy targets liberal democracy itself.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Why did Trump terminate a multi-national diplomatic agreement to expose "malicious and deceptive online campaigns originating in Russia, China, or Iran”?
By the conservative definition, I’m pretty conservative. I like things to be predictable and prefer familiar places. I’m careful about risk-taking. But in American politics, “conservative” is a euphemism for cruel.
Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
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We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
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December 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
By the conservative definition, I’m pretty conservative. I like things to be predictable and prefer familiar places. I’m careful about risk-taking. But in American politics, “conservative” is a euphemism for cruel.
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Donny’s shiny new 'National Security Strategy' sounded better in the original Russian.
December 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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This is why I’m cautiously optimistic — in the long run.
December 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is why I’m cautiously optimistic — in the long run.
This development is profanity-worthy. For the common good, keep utilities out of the hands of private equity!
First BlackRock in Minnesota. Now Blackstone, the world's largest private equity firm, is buying a utility based in New Mexico. Blackstone also runs data centers in the state, and critics believe it will leverage its utility ownership to benefit those investments. James Baratta reports:
Private Equity’s Utility Spending Spree Threatens New Mexico - The American Prospect
Two firms are vying for control over much of New Mexico’s energy infrastructure, but consumer advocates are fighting back.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This development is profanity-worthy. For the common good, keep utilities out of the hands of private equity!