83% of Missouri voters just rejected an amendment to eliminate the state income tax and shift the tax burden to working families. That plan would have cut services and given the richest 1% a $40k/year tax cut. Red state or blue state, everyone wants a fair tax code to fund our society.

Missouri voters reject income tax phaseout, initiative petition changes • Missouri Independent

Missouri voters resoundingly rejected major Republican priorities on Tuesday as proposals to eliminate the income tax and change the way majorities are counted lost by large margins across the state.

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Meet Mike Ness, an educational support professional (ESP) at Harriet Bishop Elementary in Rochester. Mike helps students who need extra support on academics or behavior. He spends 6 years working with the same kids from kindergarten through fifth grade. Watch here: youtu.be/bjLWtmn15Os #WeMakemN

We Make Minnesota: Meet Educational Support Professional Mike Ness

YouTube video by We Make MN

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"Perhaps we are seeing a turning of the page in the party toward a focus on a bigger, better government that truly delivers for working people by providing more services while also lowering costs."

The Death of Middle-Class Tax Cuts as a Bulletproof Idea

Two Democratic senators with an eye on the White House probably thought they’d score political points with their tax-cut legislation. The overwhelming criticism suggests a sea change in the party.

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ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES: Since taking office in January, Gov. Abigail Spanberger has restored the voting rights of more than 66,000 Virginians who lost them due to felony convictions. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4yYJpS4 #ProtectTheVote

"Because of Republicans who passed Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill, an entire generation that was told that borrowing to get a college degree was the way to get ahead may be repaying that debt for most of their working lives."

Opinion | America’s student loan system is a mess. Along comes Trump to make it worse.

Randi Weingarten and Mike Pierce: Ballooning student loan payments are Trump's latest contribution to the affordability crisis

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We cannot fall for it. We must speak up for the integrity of our elections. #ResistTrump

“We have enough money to pay my bills, and that is it. We’re lucky if we have food. You know, that's where we are at. It's my love for him that’s what’s holding me up. Because there isn't any other options." - Rachel, a home-care worker and SEIU member living in Mankato #WeMakeMN

Some really encouraging Senate polls… 📍Georgia 🔵 Jon Ossoff: 56% 🔴 Mike Collins: 43% 📍North Carolina 🔵 Roy Cooper: 53% 🔴 Michael Whatley: 44% 📍Ohio 🔵 Sherrod Brown: 53% 🔴 Jon Husted: 45% 📍Iowa 🔵 Josh Turek: 50% 🔴 Ashley Hinson: 46% Keep organizing. Keep fighting.

We are watching, in real time, the biggest fuck-up by any president in the history of the United States of America.

Millions of women of childbearing age live in counties where there's no place to give birth. Nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts from Trump and the GOP's Big Ugly Bill could devastate labor-and-delivery services in already struggling hospitals. #TaxJustice

As maternity wards close, community outrage rises in key battleground states

Millions of women of childbearing age live in counties where there's no place to give birth. Nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts could devastate labor-and-delivery services in already struggling hospi...

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Corporate profits have climbed to record highs as a share of our economy. Corporate tax payments have fallen to some of their lowest levels in decades. When corporations pay less, the rest of us pay more to support the roads, schools, and services we rely on. #TaxCorporations

I had an incredible conversation with @benwikler.bsky.social about his new book this morning. Worth a listen if you need some inspiration about how to fight the Trump Regime in your own backyard or just love all things Wisconsin. www.altrightdelete.news/p/card-live-...

CARD live with Ben Wikler and Melissa Ryan

A recording from Melissa Ryan's live video

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Republicans promised the changes would spare children and vulnerable families. They lied. Nearly a year after Trump signed the law, 776,134 children have lost food aid in 12 reporting states. Read more here: bit.ly/4pIxaVt #TaxJustice

Only a quarter of even Trump voters believe the working class got substantial breaks from The Big Ugly Bill, signaling how low public opinion is among Republicans’ own base. #TaxJustice

Poll: Even Trump voters aren’t very impressed by the GOP’s tax overhaul

A July POLITICO Poll shows that many people can’t explain the One Big Beautiful Bill Act or think it has helped the wealthy — a frustrating situation for the GOP ahead of the midterms.

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Mark Kelly: "He's stuck. He doesn't know what to do. This is a guy who in his last term said he knows more than the admirals and generals. His high school military education certainly did not prepare him to be the commander in chief."

A federal judge has dealt another blow to Trump's effort to suppress votes by reshaping mail voting, ruling that a key part of his executive order is 'unconstitutional' and allowing a major legal challenge to move forward. Details here: https://bit.ly/3TdmSR7 #ResistTrump

This summer, we’re hitting the road! We're traveling across the state to talk with the teachers, nurses, home-care workers and public service employees that keep Minnesota running. It’s time their voices got included in the conversation about how to meet the needs in our communities.

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"Our government is supposed to belong to us, it is supposed to be looking out for our interests. Government is supposed to be fighting the power of amassed private wealth on our behalf, because our collective power is the only thing big enough and strong enough to do so."

Voters are Leaving Politicos Behind

How candidates should talk if they want to be leaders, not followers.

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"Rather than belittling anti-billionaire sentiment and suggesting that it’s excessive, we should be asking whether it’s remotely enough. Democracy is on the cliff-edge. Can we pull out of the oligarchic spiral soon enough to save it?" - Paul Krugman Read more here: bit.ly/3RuIZ4X #TaxBillionaires

Trump’s OBBBA just made unprecedented cuts to the federal student loan system. @protectborrowers.bsky.social, @aft.org, NAACP, and a broad coalition just launched “One Big Bill”—a borrower story gathering campaign to document the financial harm of OBBBA on families with student debt.

Sen. Warnock is urging Dems to investigate officials involved in congressional redistricting if the party regains control of Congress. He argues that newly drawn maps have weakened Black voting power and says lawmakers should examine whether race played a role. Read more: https://bit.ly/4he5PbB

🚨ATTENTION: Has your student loan bill drastically increased this summer? Student loan changes by the “One Big Beautiful Bill” = “One Big Bill” for borrowers. Share your new bill and how it will impact you here: www.onebigbill.org

cult shit at the White House as Trump's cronies give him a standing ovation for minutes on end. Note how nobody wants to be the first to stop clapping.

Under Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the top tax rate was 91%. Today it's just 37%. In 2025, those infamous tax cuts for the wealthy came paired with over $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and Medicare over the next decade. We've taxed the rich more before. We can do it again.

"Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), is a prime example of a Democratic leader whose conduct undermines efforts to hold the Trump administration accountable for their rampant corruption," three progressive groups wrote. #ResistTrump

Scoop: Progressives scorch Gillibrand over crypto

The blistering — and deeply personal — attack from three groups complicates already delicate negotiations over the CLARITY Act.

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Union membership has gone from 30%+ in the 50s to just 10% today. Meanwhile, the share of income for the top 1% has doubled. When workers lose their bargaining power, the wealthy take more for themselves. Minnesotans know when we all can organize & negotiate for a fair share, we all do better.

Wow -- Ken Paxton and his team abruptly shut down a news conference and bail after journalists try to ask him about his various scandals

🚨 MassBudget's in-depth analysis of the FY27 MA budget is here. 🚨 We explore what's in the final budget, where the state is making progress, and where challenges remain for advancing economic opportunity across the Commonwealth. 🔎 Read the analysis: buff.ly/vmfvL5s #mapoli