A whole article on Ron lauder and no mention of his ties to the Epstein files? Really www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/n...
Ronald Lauder, a Billionaire G.O.P. Backer, Closes His Wallet (Gift Article)
Ronald S. Lauder, a major funder of conservative political causes, has not given a single dollar this year to Republicans in his home state, and his super PAC has gone idle.
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Seriously wtf was that grandstanding my Cornyn and Tillis? Also what an FU to the Epstein survivors. I haven't seen one article about that. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/b...
Republicans Let Trump Keep Unparalleled Benefit: I.R.S. Immunity (Gift Article)
The rebellion against Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, now seemingly contained, at no point fundamentally questioned President Trump’s new protections from the I.R.S.
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Gift article. Lack of competition leads to subpar products and higher prices. Do you remember Starwood-Westin, Sheraton, etc? They were plucked up by Mariott. Now less upkeep and higher prices. None of this is good for the consumer. #Greed www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/b...
Companies Rush to Close Daring Deals Under Trump (Gift Article)
Companies are seizing on what many say is perhaps the most favorable regulatory environment for businesses in years.
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Gift article. The actions by Paul Weiss set the tone for other coportations bending the knee. The US and the extreme corruption may be in a different place if it hadn't. Not surpised Epstein private equity, and transphobia were part of the reasons. Shame on them. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...
How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee (Gift Article)
Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...
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“The closures were the result of months of analysis and a careful review by Capital One’s [anti money laundering] team in accordance with bank policies and regulatory guidance.” any other resident would be impeached. Republicans in congress do your jobs. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money-laundering review
Disclosure from 2021 investigation marks first time a bank has formally tied money-laundering concerns to Donald Trump
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Six congressmen bought between $83,000 to $245,000 in SpaceX stock just before its IPO: -Jared Moskowitz -Gil Cisneros -Dan Meuser -John McGuire -William Timmons -John James Five serve on committees whose work impacts SpaceX's business. We must ban members of Congress from trading stock.
We’re spending billions of dollars on ICE and wars that kill people while slashing healthcare and other programs that save lives. It’s all a policy choice.
Interesting. The WH is mad at Spain and now all of the sudden there are the stories of mass migration problems from Africa to Spain in all the US media. Sounds familiar. Remember the large-scale migrant convoys reported on during under Biden. Peculiar.
Because the rules don't apply to them. Just the rest of us.
Mrs. Betty Bowers@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2w agoMarco Rubio is against birthright citizenship. But Marco Rubio *is* a birthright citizen. Ted Cruz is against birthright citizenship. But Ted Cruz was born in Canada. He only got US citizenship by a birthright citizenship law because of his US mother. They are both shameless hypocrites.
This is what governing on behalf of the people looks like. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
New York City becomes first in the US to ban deceptive subscription practices
Rule from Mamdani administration bans companies from trapping customers into paying recurring charges and ‘junk fees’
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Why doesn't Congress get anything done to deliver for the American people? They are! Just a very small group of us.
The needs of Americans are so unimportant to the president "I think it's so unimportant compared to the Save America Act," Trump said of the housing measure. "To me, compared to the Save America Act, just about everything is a big yawn." www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump calls housing bill 'a big yawn,' presses voting curbs
U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt on whether he would sign a bipartisan housing affordability bill, calling it “a big yawn” as he pressed Congress, including fellow Republicans resisting his de...
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What is freedom? Are you really free if your groceries or medicine are so expensive that you can’t afford them? Or if your boss can change your work schedule on a whim or block you from getting a new job? Lina Khan explains how excessive corporate power makes us less free.
The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
From your grocery bill to your paycheck, monopolies are making you less financially secure and ultimately less free. For
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Patriot Front came out of their moms’ basements, dusted off the Old Navy khakis, put on the white masks so they don’t get fired from their day jobs, and headed to Washington for America’s 250th birthday celebration. Four hundred self-described patriots, not one ounce of bravery.
Just 10 people have already poured $617 MILLION into this year’s midterm elections. In the entire 2008 presidential cycle, the last election before Citizens United, total billionaire spending was $16 million. This is not sustainable. We need to get Big Money out of our democracy.
If you go back one million minutes you're at 2023. If you go back one billion minutes you're in the time of the Roman Empire If you go back one trillion minutes, Homo erectus was just beginning to walk the Earth That's the scale of what a billion dollars & trillion dollars is We need a wealth tax!
This confirms what the CDC leader said before she was fired. Kennedy wanted the science to be cooked until it aligned with his politics.
UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □@ukbastard.bsky.social · last mo.Sanders releases trove of internal HHS emails showing RFK Jr. pressured CDC over vaccine messaging Emails indicate that Kennedy directed the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel to restrict access to vaccines thehill.com/policy/healt...
Trump’s Pentagon wants $80 billion to cover the cost of his illegal war on Iran. That money could… -Extend ACA subsidies for 2.5 years -Cover SNAP benefits for 35 million people -Cover Medicaid for 23 million children It’s not about what we can afford. It’s about our priorities.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision not to sign a landmark housing bill that was overwhelmingly passed by the House and Senate, saying that he doesn’t want to lower housing costs because it would hurt people who have gotten rich off their home purchases.
Real estate mogul Trump doesn’t want affordable houses
President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his decision not to sign a landmark housing bill that was overwhelmingly passed by the House and Senate, saying that he doesn’t want to lower housing costs...
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Senator Elizabeth Warren The House and Senate passed a bipartisan bill to build more housing supply and stop Wall Street from buying up homes. 86% of Republicans voted for it. 100% of Democrats voted for it. For once, Congress did its job. What’s standing in the way of lower costs? Donald Trump
the way it works is that if i say, "i'm a black american," sam alito thinks that is "dividing people up by race." but if someone says, "get that jigaboo out of my country," alito thinks, "looks like nothing to me"
Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie@audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 3mo agoAlito authoring opinion saying fixing a racial gerrymander is also racist and then musing, 2 hours later, during oral argument about Trump's racist effort to end humanitarian protections against deportation for Haitians, about how he doesn't like dividing up people by race I loathe this man so much
"lasting legacy isn’t an award or a name on a building or a number of zeros in a bank account, but the difference we make in one another’s lives." - Michelle Obama
Planned protests for these people surrounding trump is needed to help americans not paying attention understand. Russell Vought would be first. Hands off our money: Americans against Russell vought
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2mo agoThs is flying under the radar, but Russ Vought is advancing a new scheme to give Trump's cronies total control of nearly $179B in federal grant funds. Billions for lifesaving disaster relief and medical research would be subject to Trumpian loyalty oaths. Make no mistake: this is fascism.
All this ignores what had been the standard anti-trust metric, the Herfindahl–Hirschman index. By its measure, ALL these industries operate in uncompetitive markets: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herfind...
Herfindahl–Hirschman index - Wikipedia
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Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2mo agoFive corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere. It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere. It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 2mo agoFox has reached an agreement to acquire Roku for $22 billion, after already buying Tubi for $440 million in 2020. This marks the latest case of media consolidation in an industry controlled by a smaller and smaller number of huge corporations.
no really, i’m serious, why am i paying taxes if a trillionaire is getting billions and billions of dollars from the government? i can’t stop asking myself this question…
Most wealth is being taken in the stock markets. The top 1% wealthiest few own 50% of shares and top 10% own 94%! Between stock buybacks and the super-rich inflating other assets like housing they take more every year & leave us less every year. The rich getting richer isn't because they're clever.
True Neo-baby... never really worked for anything in life... conned it out of people or stole by suing people till they just gave in, using other people's money... he has no clue what real Americans are dealing w/ & doesn't give a damn!
