MrClark
@mrclark.bsky.social
Artist, dog-lover and avid reader. No, seriously. Also retired coder, cat-lover and avid leftist. OKBillionaire.net, GenuineHippie.com
What if the Right's lurid claims were true? Malignant, deceptive forces are infiltrating every community, killing little old ladies and robbing children of their futures? And yet mainstream media mostly ignores the real cause? This is true--but it's fossil fuels.
When governments allow money to influence politics: We get heat waves and war. They get... www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
theguardian.com
Lockdown was good! Countries that did it sooner and better than US lost less of their population to COVID.
We are not serious about the climate crisis until we are serious about nationalizing the oil companies. They are NOT going to phase themselves out. Meanwhile they are free even to make windfall profits that won't be taxed as such. Lunacy.
Why would anyone have 100s of bank accounts other than for tax evasion and money laundering?
Wajahat Ali@wajali.bsky.social · 2d agoIf we weren't so broken, divided and led by corrupt rapists, this would be the biggest story of the week. But barely a blip. apnews.com/article/trum...
They say "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Why are doctors afraid of apples?
This is my first article in Truthdig. It describes the late CIA Director R. James Woolsey as the godfather of national security capitalism and reveals how his Paladin Capital and other defense-oriented private equity funds are financed: by America's largest labor unions and their pension funds.
Truthdig@truthdig.com · last wk.The recently deceased former CIA director and Paladin Group founder taught Washington how to spin Islamophobia and "homeland security" into business gold. By @timshorrock.bsky.social
This is why we need government action instead of the "market solution" of leaving it up to individuals to act or not.
Now would be a good time for journalists to write about WHY Trump trashed the JCPOA. Because the Black guy did it. It was a world historical achievement that going to be big in the Obama legacy. The Iran war is brought to you by racism.
A rapist and a Nazi walk into a bar. Bartender says, "What can I get you, Mr. President?"
UNLESS the political contributions were for the sole purpose of advancing the profits of the corporation. But that would be bribery, which is illegal.
Meanwhile in Nebraska: A fake liberal party (one Republican lady) submitted signatures to get on the November ballot. A fake conservative party (one Legal Marijuana NOW guy) same. nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/07/15/o...
Organizers of efforts to establish two new political parties in Nebraska submit signatures • Nebraska Examiner
The groups behind the effort to establish two new Nebraska political parties submitted required signatures to get a ballot line this November.
nebraskaexaminer.com
I'm interviewed, among others. Not too bad. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
GOP calls them 'communists.' Here's what democratic socialists believe
Democratic socialists like AOC and Zohran Mamdani have made inroads in some cities. Republicans call them communists but the ideologies differ.
usatoday.com
Mostly people in the US are poorly educated and uninformed. They vote their guts and then rationalize. They also see more role playing actors (because of teevee) than ever before in human history. Now a lot of people find role playing actors in politics to be "authentic." See: Trump and Platner
I spent 20 minutes talking to Mitch McConnell last night.
Then fucking resign and deal with your mental health. What the fuck is wrong with this country why does everyone act like once you are elected you are irreplacable and it's a sinecure www.cnn.com/2026/06/30/p...
GOP Rep. Tom Kean announces depression diagnosis after mysterious monthslong absence from Congress | CNN Politics
Republican Rep. Tom Kean of New Jersey said Tuesday that he experienced severe depression that required a long-term stay in the hospital, keeping him away from Washington more than 100 days.
cnn.com
Periodic reminder that FF companies will not voluntarily phase themselves out. They will have to be nationalized, then phased out.
David Roberts@volts.wtf · last mo.Incredible work from @amywestervelt.bsky.social details just how compromised that famous original "wedges" study was by the involvement of BP -- not just funding, but direct rewriting & editing.
PS Was Iran the first AI war? They are saying AI helped plan and execute the war and we can see that the war was badly planned and executed. seeingtheforest.substack.com/p/the-first-...
The First AI War
You have to be well-disciplined in avoiding confirmation bias to recognize this is what’s happening. Trump and his people are well-disciplined in hearing what they want to hear.
seeingtheforest.substack.com
People Don’t Even Remember That Countries Used To Tax The Rich Now they pay interest TO the rich open.substack.com/pub/seeingth...
People Don’t Even Remember That Countries Used To Tax The Rich
Now they pay interest TO the rich
open.substack.com
If people knew this they'd be really upset with what is happening these days. Tings used to be very different.
Dave Johnson@dcjohnson.bsky.social · 2mo agoA reminder: the top income tax rate used to be 90%+ and corporate 52%. US and UK. Inheritance 77% US, 85% UK. Now these countries pay "interest" TO the wealthy instead of taxing them. A wealth tax only begins to get the money FROM where the money WENT. Tax the rich.
That's not incompetence. It's sabatoge.
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2mo agoAs the screwworm spreads... Remember that Elon Musk’s DOGE cut $15M from a screwworm monitoring program. And we're now learning that Trump’s USDA delayed a project to develop new ways to contain the parasite and held up construction of a monitoring facility. The incompetence is dangerous.
Since 2000, a train has derailed in Nebraska roughly once every 7 days. Between 2000 and 2023, Nebraska has had the 5th most train derailments in the country. The railroad industry's response? Fight the Railway Safety Act and push a $72 billion merger that would make them even LESS accountable.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern want to merge into one massive railroad monopoly. Railroad mergers: • Make shipping more expensive for farmers. Less competition means railroads can charge whatever they want. •Raise prices for consumers. When shipping costs go up, the price of everything goes up.
It's looking like there will be a peace deal with Iran. I am very grateful for this, but this whole escapade has meant billions in taxpayer money spent and American lives lost. What did we get? Higher gas prices and less trust from our allies. This has not made us any safer.
We've passed from late-stage-capitalism into one-guy-has-all-the-money capitalism.
It needs to be increased. Make the wealthy pay the same percent of their income into the system as everyone else has to.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 2mo agoMike Johnson may be correct in the abstract about the need to address Social Security in some form. But his reformist position is wildly out of step with public opinion, and even the opinion of some of his most important battleground incumbents.
This is the whole thing in one line. Competition is the surface, cooperation is the substrate. Every firm that competes is a knot of people coordinating to exist. The market story hides its own foundation. Who benefits from that hiding?
