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Abandoned on this rock by my parents and will soon be gone back into space.

Frances Perkins was the patron saint of American workers and an inspiration for me during my time as labor secretary. She was the guiding light behind the creation of Social Security, the 40-hour workweek, the National Labor Relations Act, and much more.

David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · yesterday

Today's Prospect Patriot is Frances Perkins. She saw the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory go ablaze in 1911 and her life changed. "The New Deal was born that day," she said. 22 years later she'd be America's first female cabinet member. prospect.org/2026/08/04/a...

Palantir hoovering up European defence and NHS contracts whilst funnelling earnings back to the US to pay negligible corporate tax is a complete failure of digital sovereignty. European states must stop enriching tech firms that drain public coffers. Is it time to ban them? #FBPE

Palantir funnels earnings to US to avoid European taxes, report finds

A new study finds that Palantir, which boasts of high profit margins in the U.S., barely scrapes a margin in Europe, which helps slash its tax bill.

politico.eu

Awww….That idiot (aka Putain de Merde) in the White House missed the legal deadline for screwing up birthright citizenship. I liked the cartoon. I don’t care who boots him out of our country.

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Michigan will provide another crucial test of whether progressives can not only keep up their winning streak in safe-blue seats but also break through in battlegrounds crucial for control of Congress. The stakes for the Democratic Party are huge.

We’re about to find out how powerful progressives really are

A strong performance across the Senate race and two House primaries would bolster the left’s argument that its message has potency in a key battleground.

politico.com

THIS IS EXACTLY WHY DONALD TRUMP IS FIGHTING TO STOP THE ENTIRE EPSTEIN FILES FROM BECOMING PUBLIC. Donald Trump IS a Pedophile and a very Stupid one. Trump's low IQ, twisted ego, and pure stupidity let his mouth overload his MAGA FAT ASS all the time. HE CAN'T SUE HE'S THE PEDOPHILE PRESIDENT!

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