raise revenue and undercut right-populism with One Weird Trick (capitalists HATE this)

Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 2d ago

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Here’s some advice from an Aussie, who can’t vote in US elections, but who has a vested interest in their outcomes… If you vote Republican for *any* office in your elections…. YOU ARE A DUMB F*#K! #uspol

John Valencia@johnvalencia.bsky.social · 2w ago

If it wasn’t already crystal clear, they are going to use the military to remain in power. This is the purging of the remaining pockets of resistance within the military’s senior ranks. thehill.com/policy/defen...

Memo to @albomp.bsky.social @jimchalmers.bsky.social #aupol #auspol

James Ball@jamesrball.com · 2w ago

"Too often, centre-left governments force themselves into the role of defender of the status quo, taking the blame for failures that often aren’t even their fault, being the one to explain why things are bad, instead of being the people making them better."

Trumpflation is the US export that no nation ever asked for, and which every nation is receiving.

nonrev@nonrev321.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Trumpflation, the inflation tied to President Donald Trump's tariffs and the Iran war, has entered a more entrenched phase. Core inflation held near 3.3% through the summer even as headline prices cooled sharply" finance.yahoo.com/economy/arti...

We need to do this in Australia. The supermarkets have invested so much in technology and not in the people who serve, customers need to benefit too! #aupol #auspol

KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞@mary1kathy.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Signs of Fascism" originated in my town. (Sequim, WA) I filmed it. I remember getting a call, "hey your video got 5,000 views." By the end of the day it had 60K. Over 100K in a few days from just one platform. Then my DM blew up! Everyone wanted to replicate the signs. Nice to see the signs today.

Since 2001, the USA has waged a ‘war on terrorism’, and made the world less safe. This is what happens when you don’t learn lessons from history.

Peter Murphy@peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 4w ago

The Human Cost of 25 Years of US Wars Powerful @aljazeera.com piece (incl. superb infographics) of lives lost to US militarism, the human displacement crisis from countries attacked by the US, and the impact on US soldiers too. US war crimes across the globe. #USA #USPolitics #war aje.news/qpqwvu

And Australia is still clinging to the #AUKUS illusion! 🤦‍♂️ Why? @albomp.bsky.social #aupol

John Pontoon, dissident revenant@johnpontoon.bsky.social · 4w ago

The USA has not only lost its war against Iran, it has been defeated so decisively that being its ally is effectively worthless. This was unthinkable a mere 3 years ago.

This is the anthem that the USA (& the world) needs right now. #revolution youtu.be/Xv8FBjo1Y8I?...

Tracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout A Revolution (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Tracy Chapman

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I feel like this tweet doesn't get talked about enough.

A Bach prelude for your morning ☀️ The way this flows and maintains its rhythmic structure almost feels like a meditation. Be well my friends 🎹 Prelude in C, BWV 846 - J.S. Bach

I think this is the craziest thing I've ever read. 1) Three secret AI swarms rose and fell inside OpenAI. Each time, a new generation of agents carried on where the last group stopped. dwarkesh.com/p/openai-hug...

The Rise and Fall of Agent Civilizations

The whole OpenAI/Hugging Face story in plain English

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Reminds me of Mark Twain: “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”

Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

And thanks to this guy for reminding me of Bertrand Russell's admirable stand:

Carl Sagan’s prediction about America, made 31 years ago.

What an absolute disaster for Australia? This treaty could be renamed “USUKA” pronounced “You sucker!” #auspol #AUKUS

Rex Patrick@mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The United States will decide which nuclear subs come to this country and the circumstances in which they come. #AUKUS #auspol

This guy put himself in considerable danger (not just from sewell but from the inevitable goons that will dox him) but managed to say his bit and get a little soundbite in after. We all need to be this brave. No risk, no reward.

Neo-Nazi Leader Thomas Sewell Heckled Outside Court | 10 News

YouTube video by 10 News

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To our political leaders, left to right …. grow some balls. #auspol

The Australia Institute@australiainstitute.org.au · 2mo ago

"The only thing stopping Australia from introducing new taxes on the gas industry is the insecurity of our elected leaders." Read an excerpt from co-CEO Richard Denniss' latest Vantage Point essay 'More Fool Me: How the gas industry tricked Australia', in Crikey! #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

Trump wants to sue people who call him a pedophile, but he can’t because the discovery process would expose him as a pedophile. Conclusion: he is a pedophile. Period.

Neoliberalism in a nutshell. UEFA on FIFA's proposal: “The moment external investors acquire ownership interests ... football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. ... Every decision is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders.”

"When I'm gone 💀 ⚰️ you'll be broke" - PDFile at WHCD tonight. Probably the only thing he said that's right. Michelle Wolff said that years ago at same function.

The more I think about it… Sam Neill is to cinema … as … David Bowie is to music. #samneill #cinema #davidbowie

Life is simple. “Let’s just be nice.” - Sam Neill.

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘@kojamf.bsky.social · 3mo ago

RIP Sam Neill

Who could have guessed that JD Vance was also referring to our Pauline and PHON? Or rather “No Notion”. #PHON #aupol

John Doffing@johndoffing.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"Ten years ago today, J. D. Vance called Trump 'cultural heroin' in The Atlantic . . . " “To every complex problem, he promises a simple solution. He never offers details for how these plans will work, because he can’t . . . " MADE IN USA 2016 ANOTHER SUMMER www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A photograph of Friedrich Trump shortly after his expulsion from the Kingdom of Bavaria on order of Prince Regent Luitpold based on findings that he, as a draft dodger and operator of a bordello, was a person of poor moral character.

Fabulous. The tide has turned in the US. Democrats who call out Israel's crimes are getting nominated and will be elected in November. Democrats who are still taking AIPAC bribes are toast. Time to ensure Australia's Israel lobby loses their inordinate influence on our politics. #auspol

Qasim Rashid, Esq.@qasimrashid.com · 3mo ago

Melat Kiros is a refugee from Ethiopia who become a lawyer in the USA. Her law firm fired her because she condemned Israel’s genocide of Palestinians Tonight she won the Democratic nomination in deep blue CO-1 against a 15-term AIPAC entrenched corporate Democrat This is how we make America great❤️