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The Supreme Court are just lawyers for the RNC at this point. It's egregious, dangerous, and shameful. In the end, the forces of democracy will still prevail over these abuses; and Roberts will go down as the Chief who triggered Court reform by destroying its reputation. Umpires my ass.

Residents in Fayette County, Georgia noticed their water pressure was unusually low. Turns out that a data center 20 miles away had been drawing 30 million gallons of water in secret through connections the county didn't know existed. Is it any wonder why so many are opposed to data centers?

No one should have to jump through hoops to cancel a subscription. In a new letter to @hellodcwp.bsky.social, we find NYC’s proposed “click-to-cancel” rule could save consumers up to $162.5 million and 600k hours. If companies can sign you up with one click, you should be able to cancel with one.

Tax breaks for data centers are becoming outrageously costly. 14 states and scores of localities across the U.S are losing even more by failing to be transparent about these costs.

How 3400 people make the wealthiest 1% look bad.

Oh my, all that 0.1% wealth is in the hands of the 0.00001%

Billionaires Gone Wild: how our wealthy overlords bought democracy, can't get no respect & what happens next. Got to talk about it on today's @newyorker.com "Political Scene" podcast with @eosnos.bsky.social, @janemayer.bsky.social & @sbg1.bsky.social. Listen: www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...

Inside the Truth Booth • A scroll through some highlights of the Truth Tellers Summit

Striking figure. But it's worth noting that most of what's counted as "Information" in the employment statistics is publishing, tv and movies, and sound recording, as opposed to what we think of as "technology" jobs.

Great article, @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social . I don't know the answer to the cost gauging you report on, but you provide a lot of useful info and idea from people working on solutions. Thank you for work. Corporate Hospitals Bilking Americans as GOP Destroys Health Care prospect.org/2026/05/08/c...

The 15 largest health care conglomerates charged an average of 282 percent more than the Medicare rate last year, resulting in $22 million in profit per hospital. This is possible because 3-5 corporations control the majority of hospital care in most states. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social has more.

Today's jobs report came in stronger than expected as payrolls increased by 115,000 in April. As a result, average monthly growth the last three months was 48,000 jobs. The unemployment rate held steady as both labor force participation and the employment level dropped slightly. #NumbersDay #EconSKy

Well, at least he picked an excellent bourbon. Woodford Reserve is my favorite

Trump's bank regulators are finally realizing that consumer fraud is a problem for the financial system. Huh, I wonder if there's a federal agency designed to stop consumers from getting scammed? Oh wait, there is, the CFPB — and the Trump Administration is trying to destroy it.

Donald Trump’s record is clear: bleeding blue collar jobs.

Another new record for gas prices brought to you by Trump’s war in Iran.

Minnesotans are right to have high expectations. They meet deadlines, solve problems, and plan for their families every day—our government should too.

Tech guy: confident assertion solving social problem -- with decades of contradictory evidence. Inside a billionaire bubble, a person can be pretty oblivious to real life.

"If venture-capital populism seems like a stretch, Sacks resolved it this way: End mass immigration of the mentally average, and you’d lay to rest the heartland’s suspicion of Silicon Valley. The solution to inequality is a smaller, less intrusive government, combined with ... 1/2

Documenting the corruption will take teams of scholars.

Love this photo, Don

Big news. I need to look into it, but this looks great. We need to close the loop holes that the wealthy use to evade taxes.

Is the DJT regime doing a lot of bad things? Sure, Miller's dehumanization campaign is high on the list of badness. But might historians a 100 years from today say, "Trump did one really good thing. Despite the bad reasons to start a war with Iran, Trump managed to force the first global carbon tax.

Theory: 1% most fortunate income earners - & more so the billionaires - make decisions that drive how economy works. I don't think they understand how their cumulative decisions lead to painful realities for lowest & 2nd inc quintiles. Thoughts, @mtkonczal.bsky.social @patrioticmillionaires.org ?

This chart still haunts me, @mtkonczal.bsky.social . Budgets for the lowest and 4th quintile seem painfully tight. Note to others : "essentials" include housing, groceries, transportation, healthcare. No phone, electricity, heat, clothes, school supplies. newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/why-afford...

King Charles: "The U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society has calculated that Magna Carta is cited in at least 160 Supreme Court cases since 1789, not least as the foundation of the principle that executive power is subject to checks and balances."

💔 Today, the Supreme Court struck down the crown jewel of the 1960's civil rights movement. A shameful day in US history. LBJ library on Voting Rights Act of 1965: www.lbjlibrary.org/news-and-pre...

Beautiful photo, Don

The progressive caucus’ New Affordability Agenda has “broad appeal, with all the policies having at least 65 percent support, including between 59 and 78 percent backing from Republicans.”

Let me run down this agenda, which is all at the link below. 1-Public prescription drug manufacturing of insulin, inhalers and other common drugs. Would then be sold at a discount.

[2/2] To fund his War Department, Trump fails to recognize that research is a national security issue. Not only can we afford it, we cannot afford to be without it. My questioning of OMB Director and Project 2025 author Russell Vought on Trump’s dangerous budget proposal:

Today, I’m proud to announce the AI Dividend, my plan to prepare for the AI economy with direct payments to Americans funded by tax reform that simultaneously incentivizes hiring humans instead of AI. Read the full plan here: alexbores.nyc/ai-dividend

NY Assemblyman Bores is running for Congress. We need to plan for AI becoming a bigger part of life -- safety, jobs, economy. Assemblyman Bores got a law passed in NY for some basic AI safety requirements. Yesterday, he announced a proposal for an AI dividend - to help our country transition.

Excellent update on Ukraine's defense of Russian invasion. A lot has happened in four years. For example, "Now a global leader in drone development and manufacturing, Ukraine is reportedly planning to produce up to 7 million military unmanned aerial vehicles in 2026."

Biden files, Trump sabotages, state AGs for the win… “the anti-monopoly movement has bagged an important scalp. #ticketmaster was an iconic symbol of corporate lawlessness; the fact that they are now liable for lawbreaking says to all Americans that justice is possible against the powerful.” […]

You should be able to easily file your taxes for free with the IRS. Not only did Trump kill Direct File, the IRS's free tax filing program, but this week, Republicans BLOCKED my bill that would make the program law of the land. That's what you call selling out to TurboTax.

Birth of the Shadow Docket: "That night marks the birth, many legal experts believe, of the court’s modern “shadow docket,” the secretive track that the Supreme Court has since used to make many major decisions, including granting President Trump more than 20 key victories...."

Two nights ago, Russia sent nearly 700 drones and dozens of missiles at Ukrainian civilians. In the fifth year of the war, aerial attacks on Ukrainian civilians have become even more intense and more frequent. Please join me in this campaign for air defense equipment. You can help protect lives.

When Rand Corp looked at the share% transfer from workers to owners from 1975-2023, the cumulative loss was $79 trillion.(2023 dollars) www.rand.org/pubs/working...

Here’s a secret that TurboTax doesn’t want you to know: filing your taxes every year could be 100% free. But Trump is too cozy with Big Tax companies. They lobbied so Americans would have to spend time & money to file their taxes - and to no one’s surprise – Trump caved.

😳 this is so dumb

Better photo 🫣🤣

The Google antitrust remedies are actually going to lead to advertisers getting cash back. If you spent more than $10k on Google ads, you can file for damages here. The lawyer is Ashley Keller, he's a super creative antitrust litigator. adsrefund.com

Dr Amy Acton/ David Pepper are an incredibly interesting ticket in the Ohio gubernatorial race. @amyactonoh.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social

Looks interesting. Curious about how this is implemented. I look forward to reading how this works out.

How did Magyar win? A long running grassroots campaign in rural and small town Hungary; a refusal to be distracted by government propaganda; a focus on economic issues and corruption; a central promise to bring back democracy and the rule of law

Alex Bores, a former Palantir employee, helped pass one of the country’s toughest AI laws. Now Silicon Valley’s biggest names are trying to stop his rise to Congress. www.wired.com/story/the-bi...

We need some people in Congress that know how AI works. Former Palantir worker, @alexbores.nyc , is running for Congress to represent NY. Tech giants pledged to spending $10 million against him. Sounds like Alex and @danielbiss.bsky.social should talk. Daniel faced huge oppo funding in IL.

Yes, should be noted that when Vance joins Kushner and Witkoff he is not joining a team of negotiators but a pair of war profiteers.