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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.

Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising Ep 4 is out today. A month in, the Occupy movement goes global, but pressure is mounting from every direction. Police have infiltrated the encampment and rumors of sabotage are circulating. Tune in! www.futurehindsight.com/occupy-serie...

Episode 4: They Walk Among Us — Future Hindsight

A month in, the Occupy movement goes global, but pressure is mounting from every direction. A hipster cop confirms that police have infiltrated. Rumors of sabotage are circulating. The authorities wan...

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The 6 largest oil companies will collectively rake in $45B in profits in the second quarter of 2026 — nearly double what they made in the first quarter. Meanwhile, Canada, France, and Spain are battling record-breaking wildfires spurred by the climate crisis. Big Oil profits while the world burns.

Uber Eats and DoorDash hid tip buttons and set default tips below 10%. As a result, tips for delivery workers fell 79%.  In January, we made these corporations change their apps — and in the past six months, we've put $104 million back in delivery workers' pockets.  This is only the beginning.

Announcing my new podcast series👇 Election Watch: Countdown to the 2026 Midterms: a new weekly series breaking down what's really at stake ahead of November. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd4L...

Election Watch: Your Vote is Trump's Target

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My latest piece was originally written for Democracy Docket members. They decided to share this one with everyone because of the stakes for this election. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...

The GOP has a plan to undermine free and fair elections. We must stop them

The GOP is not acting like a party trying to persuade voters to support its candidates — because it isn’t.

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Rooftop solar panels saved New England residents $130 million in electricity during a recent heat wave.

New England invested in solar. It saved residents millions in electricity costs during a heat wave this month

A new report found that solar arrays saved $39 million to $54 million in a single day of a recent heat wave.

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Continue to listen to Occupy! @futurehindsight.com "Episode 3: A Fork in the Road" just released. Learn about the march on the Brooklyn Bridge, which led to 700 arrests, and how the movement's fight over money, power, and strategy breaks into the open. Tune in!

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Episode 3 of Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising is out everywhere! Subscribe to Future Hindsight so you don't miss a beat.

If you were worried that New Yorkers wouldn’t know what to do with themselves after the end of the remarkable Knicks/World Cup run … you needn’t have worried! Thanks @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social for last night’s ethereal soundbath in the Cherry Esplanade (1/2)

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The longer Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear fails to find out what’s happening or what happened with Mitch McConnell—and act—the more Beshear looks utterly incompetent and weak.

The U.S. now has about 41 days of crude oil left in its strategic reserve. Get gas while you can still barely afford it.

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Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.

It's great to see this important local news reporting in Detroit debunking the absurd reporting on youth crime around the U.S. Helping people understand that world is what journalism is about: www.metrotimes.com/news/detroit...

Detroit’s ‘teen takeover’ panic revives an old racist media playbook - Detroit Metro Times

The ‘teen takeover’ story tells us more about the media than Detroit youth.

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For information: "Once the oil is drilled from the North Sea, it is owned by the private businesses and multinational energy corporations (like BP, Shell, and private-equity-backed firms) that extract it." Drilling more oil doesn't make us more energy secure.

Talking data centers, World Cup, and sharing many laughs with @neginfarsad.bsky.social on her terrific podcast Fake the Nation! Thank you, Negin.

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We join here today in pluralistic opposition to data centers! Like sardines, most people don't like them. @milaatmos.bsky.social argues data centers should pay for their own stuff, and @manoushz gives us a glimpse of the future. Listen for maximal earball enjoyment!

SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov: “Here’s what’s gonna happen tonight — the world’s most famous sore loser will deliver a primetime presidential sour grapes 🍇 address to pursue his 6yo grievances about the 2020 election while his war spirals out of control and the cost of living continues to rise.”

Check it! Episode 2 of Occupy is out. www.futurehindsight.com/occupy-serie...

OCCUPY! Episode 2: Occupy Goes Viral — Future Hindsight

The encampment grows as anarchist organizers introduce radical new ways of making decisions and taking action. Armed with livestreams, smartphones, and social media, participants invite the world to w...

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Yay! Episode 2 of Occupy is out today! The story continues to be fast paced and we discuss how Occupy went viral. Check it out! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...

Murray: Is it true that people making under $184,000 pay a 12.4% Social Security tax rate? Dahl: Yes. Murray: And what is the rate for someone making $1,000,000? Dahl: 2.2%.

A report on the ground from the ICE shooting in Biddeford that should make every parent in this country lose their minds:

Tonight the Senate is voting to start debate on the annual defense bill. It's essentially an Iran War authorization bill. A totally unprecedented 50% increase in spending to fund the war without any meaningful restraints. I'm voting NO.

Super thrilled to share that @futurehindsight.com has just released a new 6 episode narrative series on #Occupywallstreet with me as the host. The spirit of civic action and mutual aid at the heart of the Occupy movement is an inspiration. Episode 1 is out now. Tune in! play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...

OCCUPY! An Unfinished Uprising

In 2011, a handful of skeptical New Yorkers answer a call to Occupy Wall Street. What they find feels less like a protest and more like a glimpse of a different world—one where people openly share sto...

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15 years ago, a small group of skeptical New Yorkers answered a call to Occupy Wall Street. They camped out in tiny park in downtown Manhattan for almost two months. And they changed how we talk about capitalism. OCCUPY! An Unfinished Uprising is out now 📢

I was back in Immigration Court this week, this time for the hearing of a sweet little three-year-old girl, I’ll call her Estrella. She’s been in federal custody, separated from her family for more than 10 months – even though her mom lives here in NYC. The cruelty is truly mind-boggling. 🧵

ICE is engaged in a very large escalation nationwide, with the agency claiming to be hitting record arrest numbers amid the return of quotas. This has gotten very little attention from the media because ICE learned lessons from the chaotic disasters of Kristi Noem’s tenure. Keep a watch.

WA Whistles@wawhistles.bsky.social · 4w ago

ICE is surging in the Seattle area. (Map shows activity in the last week) Do you have your whistle with you?