The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
Tomas Vera
@dadkind.bsky.social
Democrat in the Red part of California. Former Placer County DCC Chair. USN SWO. Scientist. County IT guy. Twitter refugee (formerly @dadkind) Married to a Librarian www.tomasvera.com
Thus ends the saga of Drunken Judge Jeanine, fired for unsuccessfully prosecuting innocent Americans over the Deflecting Pool.
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Seized Drawings from Children in Detention. I Sued, and Today I Got Them.
Five months ago, I filed a Freedom of Information Act Request for papers seized from children at the Dilley ICE Detention Center. Today, I got a heartbreaking response.
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I can't stress enough what a crisis this is. Trump's own intelligence agencies concluded that Iran attacked Minnesota's critical infrastructure and Trump is saying that it's Minnesota's own fault and denying it was Iran. The federal government won't defend blue states in a literal war.
U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems (Gift Article)
Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.
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Two more deaths by Trump. I guess Taylor Farms is thankful it bribed Trump sufficiently to avoid scrutiny; but it’s gonna have to pay more if it wants to stay in the clear. Trump will be calling soon. That joke isn’t funny anymore. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US cyclosporiasis outbreak kills two people in Michigan, officials say
US sees first fatalities due to intestinal illness, though both had significant underlying health conditions
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I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
Every court victory matters, but some are sweeter than others. Congrats to the Elias Law Group team and our client Senate Majority PAC for this well earned victory for free speech and the 1st Amendment.
Excuse my ignorance, but if Todd Blanche is confirmed, couldn’t he just issue a new memo under a slightly different framework that still gives Trump the slush fund and the immunity he wanted? We can’t trust these people.
RFK Jr: Dana, you probably don't understand this because you're not a scientist BASH: Well you're not either! RFK Jr: I know you're flustered now
"Beginning in the late 1980s, the two men forged a bond intense enough to leave others who knew them with the impression that they were each other’s closest friend, The Times found." MAGA will never believe this unless and until someone releases the videos, and maybe not even then. 🧵⤵️
Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 3d agoThis New York Times article, which ran a week before Christmas last year, didn’t get the attention it deserved. It detailed Trump and Epstein's predatory behavior toward women – “a game of ego and dominance” in which “female bodies were currency.” Here’s a gift link and a thread. 1/6🧵
I was reminded of this scene from "Casablanca." I think we're all ready for this energy to be directed at the current fascist regime.
Victor Laszlo Gets a Crowd To Sing "La Marseillaise" (Clip) | Casablanca (1942) | TCM
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Trump Regime: Bomb a girls elementary school - zero consequences for anyone. Refusal to accept responsibility. ICE shoots innocent people - zero consequences or acceptance of responsibility. Indict someone on false evidence - zero consequences or acceptance of responsibility.
This didn't age well. Perhaps DOJ should be investigating whether sworn statements from Burgum et. al. were used to file charges. Is making a false statement a chargeable offense? It should be.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.BASH: But it peeled off. Why did that happen? BURGUM: It didn't peel off. There was vandalism. There was box cutters. There have been 7 arrests. BASH: There are photographs of people cutting a 350 foot gash in the reflecting pool? BURGUM: Dana, I'm not sure why you keep questioning it
The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. https://to.pbs.org/45yoPds
Justice Department drops criminal case against Olympian over damaged Reflecting Pool
Government lawyers said in a 20-page court filing that information provided since the indictment of David Hearn shows that the damage was the result of a “flawed installation by the contractor” as wel...
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The way this Fox host suddenly lost all interest in talking about it….
A mother gave the government her fingerprints, tax records, and DNA to get her 6-year-old daughter back. She did everything officials asked. ICE used that information to find and arrest her. A child welfare system became a deportation tool. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
ICE Turned Family Reunification Into A Deportation List
A program created to place migrant children with relatives has become a pipeline for deportation arrests.
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"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social. "That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington
I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities
theguardian.com
Texans, don't let this poll fool you. You must get out the vote in Nov. Don't take anything for granted. Vote! Vote! Vote! New poll shows Talarico leading Paxton by three points, 51-48, and holding strong leads among key constituencies, including independent voters. bit.ly/4wabnYs
The GOP is desperately trying to rewrite history, but just a reminder that Donald Trump was president during the lockdowns, and he awarded Fauci a presidential commendation for his work on COVID. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
BREAKING: 57% of Republican candidates are refusing debates because they don't want to defend Trump's actions in a public forum… And that’s, JUST A FACT! 😎✨
According to the latest Fox News poll, if the election were held today, we would own the House and the Senate, so let’s make sure we’re all registered and vote big in November!
“The world's richest man is also one of the world's most vociferous and vocal bigots," says Chris Hayes.
Musk to pour millions into GOP races as his extremist posts draw new scrutiny
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Six congressmen bought between $83,000 to $245,000 in SpaceX stock just before its IPO: -Jared Moskowitz -Gil Cisneros -Dan Meuser -John McGuire -William Timmons -John James Five serve on committees whose work impacts SpaceX's business. We must ban members of Congress from trading stock.
