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Trump owes more than $100 million in unpaid taxes, so this is just a giant free check he gave to himself with taxpayer dollars
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · yesterday“.. Trump has leveraged his control of the federal government to instead escape the scrutiny that every other modern president, not to mention every other regular taxpayer, has been subject to.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...
Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
Wyden followed the money and found ~20 people to investigate. "If Democrats retake the majority in the Senate and I become chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, one of my first acts will be to subpoena the bankers that helped Epstein carry out his crimes and help deliver real accountability."
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterdayBombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
Been wondering for some time now exactly what it's gonna take for MAGA to realize they sound smarter when they're not speaking.
Republican FCC Commissioners Brendan Carr and Olivia Trusty approved Paramount’s merger with Skydance in July 2025. Months later, as it eyed a merger with Warner Bros., Paramount gifted both commissioners tickets to the Kennedy Center's swanky gala. If that isn’t corruption, I don’t know what is.
The biggest cost Trump is imposing on us is the cost of doing nothing about three worsening crises that threaten the very survival of America and the world: climate change, AI, and widening inequality.
The Biggest Cost of Trump
It goes far beyond guns vs. butter
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Phang: "Capital One said, 'We don't want the business anymore of the 45th president of the United States, his businesses, his failed sons, and his revocable trust.' So you can imagine -- I am just hypothesizing... but it suggests whatever Capital One uncovered was pretty bad. Makes you wonder..."
Polymarket has millions of dollars in wildfire-related bets & more than $1M in beds were placed on the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires! DESPICABLE! THE PREDICTION MARKET PROMOTES THE OBSTRUCTION FIREFIGHTERS OR FOLKS TO GO OUT AND COMMIT ARSON! It's absolutely nuts!
Jacob Gellman@jacobgellman.com · yesterdayThere is no way that betting on wildfires should be legal. www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...
Lost in the general chaos of everything the past few weeks was a very interesting pipeline announcement. Although this announcement was fairly light on details, people I spoke to about it had plenty to say.
PressProgress@pressprogress.ca · 7d ago“Ludicrous” Alberta-Ontario Pipeline Fuels Climate Anxiety as Wildfires Rage Across the Country Experts say proposed Northern Shield Energy Corridor project presents numerous challenges. pressprogress.ca/ludicrous-al...
What are Canadians supposed to do when their provincial government undermines their healthcare system? On the latest episode of Sources, we're sharing a recording of a virtual health panel we held last month on the subject of ‘when provinces go rogue.' 🎧 pressprogress.ca/canadian-hea...
Canadian Healthcare: When Provinces Go Rogue
Guest panelists discuss the ways provinces are undermining Canada's healthcare system
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We can hardly wait. Our Congress passed a bill demanding that this happen, but they seem too corrupt/intimidated to follow up on it. We're hoping to replace most of them soon, but whatever you can do will be helpful & much appreciated. #ProudBlue
BREAKING, ÖSTERREICH: Nun sind es schon 41,0 Grad in Wien-Stammersdorf und es kann noch etwas heißer werden. Noch nie war es so heiß wie heute in Österreich! #Rekordhitze #Wien /CG kachelmannwetter.com/at/messwerte...
Temperatur 2m, Messwerte Wien vom 04.08.2026, 15:00 Uhr
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The #ClimateChange crisis is also a #PublicHealth crisis. Warming temperatures affect health on a global scale. #MedSky
Any Senator who votes to confirm Todd Blanche is also siding with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell – and is actively participating in covering-up their numerous and heinous crimes.
Our thoroughly corrupt electoral system.
If you aren't angry then you aren't paying attention.
Love not learning about this until more than halfway through 2026.
@GottaLaff@gottalaff.bsky.social · 2d agoABC has picked it up now. "Capital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 'for anti-money laundering reasons'"
Dänemark will Holz schrittweise als Energieträger reduzieren, u.a. mit Förderung von Großwärmepumpen, Geothermie und Solarthermie. Auch eine Biomasse-Abgabe ist im Gespräch. 🌳🌳🌳 Es gibt zu viele negative News, deswegen poste ich jeden Tag eine #guteNewsdesTages.
Today, for the first time in New York City history, 2,000 two year-olds received offers for FREE 2-K. A big step for those who take baby steps. A big step towards a City every New Yorker can afford.
Wind turbines are part of the solution for decreasing the likelihood of extreme heat. Burning fossil fuels —> increased greenhouse gases —> heated climate —> more extreme westher
Met4Cast@met4cast.net · yesterdayAustria has set a new all time temperature record of 41.0°C today. 9 separate weather stations recorded >40°C as heatwaves & record temperatures continue to impact the Northern Hemisphere.
hey so the price of food is literally not sustainable. i plan every grocery purchase and week after week i buy LESS and pay the same if not more. wtf are we supposed to do 😭
More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.
