Reminder that Larry Ellison (new CBS owner Pelley refers to) also helped Musk take over Twitter. Oligarchs & foreign adversaries invest heavily in polluting & destroying America’s information ecosystems because they know that an informed & united citizenry can stop them. www.ft.com/content/b429...

Elon Musk closes $44bn deal to buy Twitter

World’s richest man dismisses top executives as he exerts control over influential social network

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SIGN OF THE DAY…

For Trump and his friends: - A $1.8 billion slush fund, paid for by you. - A $1 billion ballroom, paid for by you. For you and other American taxpayers: - Millions kicked off health care. - Highest gas prices in 5 years. - Soaring costs for groceries and other necessities.

Here are the facts: People have always had and will always have abortions in all 50 states. Abortion pills are safe, effective, and have been used by millions of people. No court or politician can change either of those realities.

Tired of billionaires, corporate money, and foreign influence distorting American democracy? This is what fighting back looks like. Hawaii just passed a first-in-the-nation bill challenging Citizens United. Go Hawaii. 🌺 courthousenews.com/hawaii-legisla…

Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones is one of my personal heroes. I recently had the chance to speak to him about the racist redistricting plot being enacted in his state and others in the South. Republicans are trying to bring us back to the Jim Crow era that so many fought (and died) to end.

Meta just paid the lowest effective federal tax rate in its history. Thanks to tax breaks and loopholes, it avoided $13.7B in 2025 federal income taxes. But now it's planning to lay off 10% of its global workforce (8,000 people) by May 20 — with more job cuts later this year. Trickle down hoax.

Tesla saved $400 million on its federal taxes by shifting billions of its U.S. profits to countries with lower tax rates. Yes: While you paid your taxes in full, giant corporations maneuvered to pay as little as possible — and it’s all perfectly legal for them. The system is rigged.

Amazon, which saved $4B in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill, has cut 30,000 jobs since last October. Verizon, which saved $2B, plans to cut 15,000 jobs this year. Meta, which saved $3B, plans to lay off 20% or more of its workforce. Trickle-down economics is a cruel joke.

Who wants to settle for “MAGA” when we could actually “make America greater than ever before”? Not by going backward—but by moving forward with strength, integrity, and a future big enough for all of us.

Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Why do we live in such a childish, stupid country? A country that wastes its money on useless billion dollar aircraft carriers, when it could be spending those tax dollars to actually help its citizens like sane countries.

Build child care centers. Build health centers. Build community centers. Not data centers. And not ICE detention centers.

This is brilliant. Pass it on.

The Epstein money trail leads straight to 45*! 45* sent FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE (4725) wire transfers to Jeffrey Epstein. They totaled over $1.1 billion. 😱

From: www.cartoonmovement.com/cartoon/lega...

Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich. Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else. Trickle-up economics.

"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..." kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...

New Mexico governor signs Immigrant Safety Act among other bills into law

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed four bipartisan bills into law, focusing on improving health care access, investing in statewide infrastructur

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The first crack in the wall: An ICE agent just quit.

After everything we’ve learned about this morally bankrupt administration, it is unconscionable that anyone tied to it is still allowed to decide whether children are taken from their families and transported elsewhere.

Facebook launched 22 years ago this week. In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5% — its lowest on record. Meanwhile, Meta is pumping at least $65 million into super PACs to stifle regulation of AI and tech. Trickle-down economics isn't just a hoax, it's corrosive to democracy.

When Bezos was blackmailed w sexually explicit pics he responded: “The Post is a critical institution w a critical mission. My stewardship of The Post and my support of its mission, which will remain unswerving, is something I will be most proud of when I’m 90” What changed?

This made me weepy

Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.

AOC on ICE: It’s our task to figure out how to claw back what has essentially supercharged this agency into becoming a relentless domestic paramilitary that is also a blank check to Palantir to create facial-recognition scans on U.S. citizens.

Kudos to Mayor Mamdani. This is what economic justice looks like. And it's a reminder of how we can fight corporate greed at the state and local level. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/mamdani-ice-delivery-workers-settlement-backpay-uber-gig-workers-million/

Ah you amazing #MinnesotaStrong 💙👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Holy Cow! This San Francisco anti-ICE protest is huge! Solidarity with Minnesota. 🤍

It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall. But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"

Huh. This entire administration is an Epstein Island afterparty.

Soft power is real power. Musicians, athletes, artists, and celebrities can bring American citizens together. Justice bends towards the people when we stand together.

ProgGrrl@proggrrl.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Tom Morello live in Minneapolis

Arresting journalists. Raiding election offices. Invading American cities. Committing violence against our own people. The worst of what we feared is here. It’s time for any of my colleagues sitting on the sidelines to do something and stand up.