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We’re all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one.

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Roy Edroso@edroso.bsky.social · 10h ago

Attention anti-tax politicians: even in red states voters know the money has to come from somewhere. They even understand the difference between progressive and regressive taxation. I mean REALLY.

NYT election results Last updated 7:32 a.m. E.T. Missouri Amendment 5 Election Results: Eliminate Income Tax This amendment would eliminate state income taxes, which would make Missouri the 10th state in the country without them. In fiscal year 2025, money from individual income taxes made up more than 60 percent of the state's general revenue. Latest results from 1:26 AM ET >95% OF VOTES IN AP Answer Votes Pct. V No 1,165,594 83.3% Yes 233,432 16.7 Total reported 1,399,026 6 hours ago Bayliss Wagner Politics reporter Voters overwhelmingly rejected the measure, which would have authorized lawmakers to replace lost income tax revenue by driving up sales taxes. The result is a loss for Gov. Mike Kehoe, a Republican who prioritized the measure, and the Republican-led Legislature, which put it on the ballot.Election map showing "no" carried EVERY MISSOURI COUNTY, heavily
Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · yesterday

This apparently happened underneath (and maybe because of of) a sign she had hung on her house that said: "National Guard Stop Being So Embarrassing."

Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · yesterday

"Get away from me right now," King, a retired U.S. Army captain who served in Iraq and earned both a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, can be heard telling the three male guard members in the video as they approach her on the bench. "You have absolutely no authority to detain me."

Tina Smith@smith.senate.gov · yesterday

TODD BLANCHE: Rest assured that we’re working hand in hand with HHS and the FDA and the White House and President Trump’s team to get permanent solutions so that the Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single state.

Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com · yesterday

The GOP plans to cut Tarrant County's Election Day voting sites in half. One Democratic candidate for Texas House: a "voter suppressed, racially gerrymandered, poll cutting" county that sends letters to living people and declares them dead so they can't vote. The GOP can't win unless they cheat.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Amazon will spend $200B this year on AI infrastructure — including data centers — while forging ahead with over 30,000 layoffs. And don't forget: the company paid nearly $8B less in taxes last year thanks to Trump's big ugly bill. This is what corporate greed looks like.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Booker: "Ghislaine Maxwell is sitting in the lowest possible confinement after giving no information that helped us get one more investigation started and has been silent, and the man responsible for that we're about to make the attorney general of the US ... this is farcical."

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · yesterday

The NAACP has released a statement while the Tarrant County Commissioners Court considers a proposal today that would cut the number of Election Day polling locations nearly in half "Let's call this what it is… voter suppression"

Tarrant County, Texas, could see around 50 percent fewer polling locations in November's election. "Let's call this what it is… voter suppression," said NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson. "Cutting nearly half the places where people can cast a ballot doesn't save democracy money, it costs voters their voice. Tarrant County is home to a significant number of Black and Latino voters and is a majority people-of-color county. There is no question that this plan strips away polling access on a scale that will hit Black and Brown voters hardest. That is not a coincidence. It’s an intentional assault on our ability to make our voices heard and we will push back with every tool available.”
American Bridge 21st Century@ab21.bsky.social · yesterday

#IAGov candidate Zach Lahn just admitted that he has no clue what Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill did to healthcare in Iowa — even after it put the insurance of over 110,000 Iowans at risk. "You know, just to be clear on the federal legislation, I haven't dug into all that."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Whitehouse: "Next we get to this crooked slush fund Trump family tax amnesty scam. We've got these two new pieces of paper. One signed only by Blanche, one not signed by anybody. Neither of which has any legal effect whatsoever. They are decorative. Can you trust Todd Blanche? I do not."

Kate from Kharkiv@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · yesterday

A Russian drone completely burned down the Holy Protection Church (Sviato-Vvedenska) in Boryslav, Kherson region, built in 1726. The church was an architectural monument of national significance and one of the few surviving examples of Cossack wooden sacral architecture.

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