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Taxpayers spend about $2 billion annually on Medicaid for Amazon and Walmart employees

American taxpayers are spending billions every year providing Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands of employees of Amazon and Walmart, a new analysis by Popular Information reveals.

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2. Amazon and Walmart are two of the largest and most profitable companies in the country — collectively generating $100 billion in profits in 2025 — but many of their employees still qualify for Medicaid because their take-home pay hovers around (or below) the poverty line.

1. American taxpayers are spending $2 BILLION every year providing Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands of employees of Amazon and Walmart, a new analysis by Popular Information reveals.

I believe my fellow Americans are a very stubborn, masochistic lot who believe in the myth of exceptionalism, and as such, it will take much, much more pain and suffering for them to wake up to what's happening as compared to other countries that have endured fascist rule. I hope I'm wrong but...

Mamdani: "Therein lies the work of America -- a striving, a bettering, the reaching toward perfection. What a privilege each of us has to live in a nation that every one of its inhabitants can shape. What a responsibility each of us possesses to prove ourselves worthy of all those who came before."

Mamdani: "As we mark 250 years ... we see the wealthiest country -- one where children go to sleep hungry while the world's first trillionaire hungers for more ... we see masked agents terrorizing our streets, eating food cooked by undocumented neighbors before spiriting them away in unmarked vans"

Mamdani: "Those who led through exclusion & isolation have tried to win power & enrich themselves by turning us against one another ... today, too many of our leaders do not believe in a vision of this nation as an asylum for the persecuted, but rather as one that persecutes those seeking asylum"

(cartoon Dave Granlund) #politics

Dems must stop running as Republican-lite & actually run as a party that is pro working families, anti-war, & anti-billionaire. You can't take money from the same people funding MAGA and expect people to trust you. Corporate Dems still won't run FOR something, and we're all worse off for it. 3/3

Wow. The word genocide offends some folks more than actual genocide.

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 2mo ago

So we’re clear, Netanyahu’s genocide is preventing Trump from surrendering to Iran.

"So this very much looks like a deliberate war crime. It's an attack I fear the USA will regret for a long time. It is no different than Al-Qaeda deliberately targeting civilians. If the US gets attacked in return, it will only be served what seems to be official American policy on a cold plate."

War Crimes Seem To Be Official US Policy Now

We Will Rue The Day

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If any Democrats take money from AI, Crypto and AIPAC, then they are complicit with this insanity and obscenity. They will help bail out Elon Musk and the broligarchy that WILL FAIL because it's all a Ponzi Scheme. Ask them why they take money from them? And vote for someone else.

This is absolutely despicable. Smotrich is a proud "Jewish fascist," his words, and openly genocidal. He is a war criminal. And what does Schumer, the Democratic leader do? Openly join him in celebrating Israel in NYC. Madness. www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026...

Far-right Israeli ministers join thousands at Israel Day Parade in New York

The Israeli Delegation Was Presented as Part of Efforts to Bolster Israel's Public Image in the U.S. and as a Response to Mayor Mamdani, Who Did Not Attend the Parade, Breaking With a Tradition Largel...

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US Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer marched alongside far-right Israeli Finance Minister and Criminal Bezalel Smotrich.

YAC News@yacnews.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ICC seeks Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich arrest warrant on apartheid charges. www.yacnews.com/icc-seeks-is...

The most strategic fumble I’ve witnessed among dem leaders is letting their cops beat up their constituents. And it’s been going on for years and weakening us all. It leaves people with few options but to lose faith in the entire system. And faith is all you got because there isn’t very much proof

Status Coup News@statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨BREAKING: NJ state police slam anti-ICE protesters with their shields and fire flash bang grenade smack dab in the middle of dense crowd of protesters. WE'RE LIVE ⬇️

Campos: While I want to thank CBS news for funding this generous gift towards my education, I want to acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the namesake of this scholarship.

Rep. Ogles: "Muslims don’t belong in American society," Rep. Fine on "mainstream Muslims": "I think you should destroy them first" Sen. Tuberville: "The enemy is inside the gates". Rep. Roy posted "No more Muslims" on his social media. None of them censured by Democrats. No penalty.

D+11 on a generic ballot probably looks something like 40 seats gained in the House - IF we don’t get complacent. Have you registered to vote yet? Have you double checked to make sure you’re still registered? Do you have any documentation you need to vote? Start planning now.

"As part of the settlement, Texas Children’s has also agreed to fire, permanently and irrevocably terminate all existing privileges, and never again hire or credential five woke doctors who performed harmful medical interventions on Texans"

gwen howerton@kissphoria.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Wow: Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, one of the biggest children's hospitals in the nation, will be forced to create the nation's first ever "detransition clinic" as part of a $10 million settlement with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Wow: Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, one of the biggest children's hospitals in the nation, will be forced to create the nation's first ever "detransition clinic" as part of a $10 million settlement with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

There are basically 5 ways to accumulate a billion dollars: 1) Profiting from a monopoly 2) Insider-trading 3) Political payoffs 4) Fraud 5) Inheritance Don’t believe the self-made myth.

And it wouldn't even lead to lower prices at the pump! Here's the legendary @pkrugman.bsky.social writing in 2000.

Mike Nellis@mikenellis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The White House floating a suspension of the national gas tax is the first real admission from the Trump admin of how much worse things are going to get.

Want to know more about proportional representation? boltsmag.org/mid-decade-r...

Stephen Wolf@stephenwolf.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A Democratic president with simple majorities in Congress could enact proportional representation for the House—no amendments required. 50%+1 could end the filibuster, expand SCOTUS, expand the House, and enact PR by state. And add new states like D.C. to rebalance the Senate while they’re at it

A Democratic president with simple majorities in Congress could enact proportional representation for the House—no amendments required. 50%+1 could end the filibuster, expand SCOTUS, expand the House, and enact PR by state. And add new states like D.C. to rebalance the Senate while they’re at it

Lee Drutman@leedrutman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"So in one stroke, PR could do a better job fighting racial vote dilution than Section 2 ever did, and do so without triggering equal protection objections." electionlawblog.org?p=155758

"So in one stroke, PR could do a better job fighting racial vote dilution than Section 2 ever did, and do so without triggering equal protection objections." electionlawblog.org?p=155758

"Do you regret your heated rhetoric?" "No. Do you regret your chilled rhetoric? Do you regret sitting on the sidelines as norms fell away and so many laws were broken? Do you regret pretending like this was all normal and you alone were savvy enough to see that Both Sides Are To Blame?"

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

Ignacio Gallup-Diaz@igallupd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?

“It has become riskier for victims who are not citizens to report crimes or seek protections, including restraining orders." When families are scared to call 911 or report real threats due to increased immigration enforcement, it makes entire communities less safe.

She Testified About Being Raped. Then ICE Showed Up.

Immigration officers are making arrests in sensitive locations, including family court.

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Do you think someone could explain to Trump this secret weapon to insulate us from energy price shocks and weaken Iran’s grip on our markets? Clean. Energy. It is a national security thing