Voters in Missouri have decisively rejected a proposal to phase out the state's individual income tax and expand sales taxes. The ballot measure was defeated 83% to 17%. Mike Kehoe and Missouri Republicans have failed miserably by a massive margin in both rural red counties and urban blue districts.

🔥 Dr. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social : “America can do glorious things, but to love 🇺🇸 isn’t just to dress up in some colors and pretend everything’s fine. To love 🇺🇸 is to will 🇺🇸 to do the hard work of being better… we can’t control the past 250 years, what we CAN do is build the next 250.”

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick wants to impose Christianity on Texans, but not the kind that says “love your neighbor.” Listen to our full conversation on the separation of church and state with Progress Texas Institute Board Member Wil Jeudy, everywhere you stream Progress Texas Podcasts.

if you're reading all these articles as they come out and assuming the story is "these models are escaping containment and causing danger" and not "this is a PR campaign by companies desperate to build hype" I think you are very silly.

Alex Hanna@alexhanna.bsky.social · 9h ago

It keeps happening... It'd be great if these companies could spend a little bit more time on network security and a little less time vibe coding.

Surveillance pricing should be illegal. I have a bill to ban it.

‘Surveillance pricing’ revealed: How companies use your data to charge you more than your peers — and how you can beat them

Every man has his price. These companies want yours to be higher.

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We got some quotes from @wyden.senate.gov about his wild report yesterday about banks withholding suspicious activity reports about Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking empire because they wanted to keep the lucrative relationship. Crazy conduct and Wyden has some good solutions for it.

Sen. Wyden Report: Banks Systematically Ignored Jeffrey Epstein’s Crimes - The American Prospect

The report shows how employees at Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan helped to hide Epstein’s activities because he was a load-bearing part of their ‘wall of cash.’

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“THAT’S THE BEST YOU GOT?” Dr. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social reacts to Republicans using his full name in a clearly bigoted effort to gin up racist, Islamophobic fear around his candidacy.

The public health official faced down AIPAC — and the entire Democratic Party establishment — to beat Haley Stevens. That’s well worth celebrating. interc.pt/4wc2XzH

Lost in all the election news — Israel just imprisoned an American teen. Soldiers raided Adam's family home in the West Bank right before his sister’s grad party. The soldiers were shown his US passport and apparently didn’t care, disregarding it. As they took him, they blew kisses at his mom.

Israel Has Imprisoned a 16-Year-Old Palestinian-American Boy for Two Weeks

Adam Karakrah is one of at least two Americans in Israeli prison – both held while Trump hosted Netanyahu for the eighth time.

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"Why Bari Weiss's Boss Is Full of ‘Horseshit’" Zeteo's Justin Baragona break down everything wrong with David Ellison's 'desperate' NYT op-ed. Plus, right-wing media have an Islamophobic meltdown over Abdul El-Sayed's big win in Michigan's Dem primary.

Why Bari Weiss's Boss Is Full of ‘Horseshit’

We break down everything wrong with David Ellison's 'desperate' NYT op-ed. Plus, right-wing media have an Islamophobic meltdown over Abdul El-Sayed's big win in Michigan's Dem primary.

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ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. This is what they wrote. (Published Dec. 2024)

“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps

Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so th...

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Gross — Mike Rogers 🤥 is already lying about @abdulelsayed.bsky.social, saying he said “🇺🇸 deserved 9/11” (he did not) He also says “I’ve never seen someone so radical and extreme get nominated”😵‍💫 The fearmongering and lies is so laughably predictable and stale

"Our Pro-War Media Get It Humiliatingly Wrong, Time and Again – While Others Pay the Price" Commentators built consent for calamitous wars from Iraq to Iran. And yet their careers continue to flourish. Owen Jones is scathing for Zeteo UK, and brings lots of recepts. Read/share/subscribe:

Our Pro-War Media Get It Humiliatingly Wrong, Time and Again – While Others Pay the Price

Commentators built consent for calamitous wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Gaza and Iran, and poured scorn on those who opposed the disastrous slaughters. And yet their careers continue to flourish.

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Workers don’t shut down factories, greedy CEOs do.

Prepare for an insane explosion of Islamophobia between now and November, from the same people on the right (and center!) who pretend to be exercised by the rise in anti-Jewish bigotry. The hate will be off the charts and make the anti-Zohran campaign look tame. Mark my words.

I couldn’t be prouder of the movement we’ve built in mid-Michigan. Thank you, Ambassador Bridget Brink and Matt Maasdam, for your years of public service and all your hard work on the campaign trail. While tonight we celebrate, there’s still much more work ahead.

In TN, if we moved the 300M currently allocated to Private School Vouchers, we could fully fund Pre-K.

A 60 Minutes probe into Epstein's banking, with Wyden already interviewed, vanished right after Sharyn Alfonsi got pushed out under Bari Weiss. Same editor who stalled the CECOT migrant story until Stephen Miller got a say. CBS keeps calling it timing. Sure looks like a pattern.

60 Minutes Epstein Banking Story Vanished After CBS Ousted Sharyn Alfonsi, Dem Senator Reveals

Wyden revealed he was interviewed for the show in a Senate report alleging the country's largest banks turned “a blind eye” to Epstein's financial activity

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So much this

19 million US children (1 in 4) aren't receiving their full federal Child Tax Credit because they come from a household whose income is too low. This upside-down structure penalizes the most vulnerable children. It makes no sense. Kids don't choose their parents' income level.

MARSHA: “There are a lot of counties in this state that have said they want to recruit (data centers).” 🤔 @MarshaBlackburn & Mayor Glenn Jacobs hide behind calling it a “local issue” to WJHL — but she has made it clear as governor she’ll sell Tennessee out first chance she gets.

Texans are supporting James Talarico!

Over 4,000 people SHOW UP to Talarico's rally in Paxton's home county

YouTube video by James Talarico

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YOU COULD HAVE VOTED NOT TO CONFIRM HIS LAWYER AS AG! You literally had that power, you coward.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

BREAKING: Sen. Dick Durbin accuses Todd Blanche of lying under oath. He says Blanche told him in his office — with witnesses — that the slush fund was a mistake. In his confirmation hearing, Blanche denied that remark.

“Doomsday Scenario’: How Trump and Republicans Could Steal Power – Even If They Lose” Jan. 3 could be the new Jan. 6 if Republicans challenge election wins by Democrats and try to steal power in the House. Read Part 1 of our new ‘Start the Steal’ series:

‘Doomsday Scenario’: How Trump and Republicans Could Steal Power – Even If They Lose

Jan. 3 could be the new Jan. 6 if Republicans challenge election wins by Democrats and try to steal power in the House.

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Here are two new numbers every American should know: $4 billion — how much Trump and his family have profited off the presidency. $3,500 — how much rising prices cost the average family since he took office. Corruption, plain and simple.

Zeteo has a crucial series out this week: "Start the Steal." It details exactly what sort of schemes Trump & allies may use to try to steal the elections. No longer can we be on the back foot. Installment one, from @swin24.bsky.social and @justinglawe.bsky.social —> ‘Doomsday Scenario’

‘Doomsday Scenario’: How Trump and Republicans Could Steal Power – Even If They Lose

Jan. 3 could be the new Jan. 6 if Republicans challenge election wins by Democrats and try to steal power in the House.

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NEW: Israel has imprisoned an American teen. Soldiers raided Adam's West Bank home right before his sister’s grad party. They ignored his US passport. As they took him, they blew kisses at his mom. Adam is now the second American in Israeli prison. Trump just hosted Netanyahu for the eighth time.

Israel Has Imprisoned a 16-Year-Old Palestinian-American Boy for Two Weeks

Adam Karakrah is one of at least two Americans in Israeli prison – both held while Trump hosted Netanyahu for the eighth time.

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Ricketts can't go up, so he brings people down.