Imagine that.

Really proud to put this out today. State & local governments and pension funds need to stop investing in Israel's genocide, not just because it's immoral (although that alone is reason enough), but also because Israel's genocide bonds are a bad investment acrecampaigns.org/research_pos...

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Every one of these is more important than the mental acuity of the former President. We are in trouble. Focus.

Michael Gerson’s columns are worth revisiting. Before South Africans, it was Norwegians. ‘Sometimes it is necessary to begin with the obvious. The claim that America needs more Norwegian migrants and fewer Africans from “-———— countries” is racist.’ www.lubbockonline.com/story/opinio...

New from FACT's @ianpgary.bsky.social in @bloombergtax.com: Big Pharma's tax games "may temporarily inflate the bottom lines of companies such as Merck, but they pose stark risks for investors over the longer term." Read the call for greater tax transparency here:

BREAKING: We're launching Put Families First, a new campaign with @aft.org, @neatoday.bsky.social & @seiu.org, urging Congress to put our communities before billionaire tax breaks. Together, we're defending our schools, hospitals and public services from cruel and unnecessary funding cuts.

Anti-union extremists burst into applause after voting to GUT Medicaid & health programs for 13.7 million people to pay for billionaire tax breaks. Call 202-559-1165 to connect with your member of Congress and tell them to protect public services!

Trump Dementia Watch, week 17. “But after a bumbling speech that went off topic for over 30 minutes, Trump was prepared to walk out of the room without even signing the order he has been posting about for days.” www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...

“Despite some progress, the world’s largest multinational corporations – many with unprecedented monopoly power – continue to shift hundreds of billions in profits ever year to tax havens.” #TaxTransparency #CbCR @factcoalition.bsky.social @cictar.bsky.social taxjustice.net/2025/05/12/l...

I love B’more! (We luv it hun!)

Ugh. It's happening. The economy shrank in the first quarter, at an annual rate of -0.3%. The good news: Consumption and investment remained strong. Think of this as a hard-to-interpret report due to -- **all of this**. Remember, this is the average of Q1, and the real concern is about Q2.

Today, on Workers’ Memorial Day, we mourn for the three AFSCME members we lost this year: Ronald Silver, Timothy Cartwell, and Davis Martinez. ✊This year, we passed the Davis Martinez Act, which holds public sector employers accountable for workers’ safety for the first time.

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More than half of New Yorkers said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) should be replaced by another Democrat in the leadership post, according to a survey released Tuesday. thehill.com/homenews/sen...

Everyone deserves to retire with dignity! We refuse to let the Trump administration take away our Social Security! We're standing strong, #AFSCMESTRONG! 💪💚

Mohsen Mahdawi, a green card holder and student activist, was at his citizenship interview when he was kidnapped by ICE agents. Mahmoud, Rumeysa, and now Mohsen—Donald Trump is violating due process and targeting student activists for their political beliefs.

America doesn’t have a spending problem. We have a revenue problem. Low taxes for the rich and corporations are part of the reason that America experiences supercharged inequality. We need better tax policy that supports working families & public services, not more tax cuts for the rich. #TaxDay

1. The Trump administration claims that a program to protect rural Alabamans from raw sewage is racist so it is canceling the program as part of its crackdown on "DEI" According to a press release, this is about treating "every individual with dignity and respect." 🤔

Power, Obligation and the Universities talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/power...

This made me laugh out loud. ‘Ken Langone, GOP donor and co-founder of Home Depot, complained that “I don’t understand the goddamn formula.”’

POINT OF ORDER: I just can’t let this go. I won’t let this go. Four service members died and our president, our leader, has said nothing. They died in Europe and Europeans honored our fallen solders. Our president, vice president, crickets. I’m disgusted still.

GOP still seems like fav to hold Florida 6 but cld go either way. After first few days of early voting Ds were actually slightly ahead. www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/p...

Universities need to stand up for free speech and academic freedom, not try to appease their billionaire benefactors. Which side are you on? #FreeMahmoudKhalil #FreeRumeysa #FreeSpeech apnews.com/article/harv...

Between 10/7/23 & 1/15/25, children made up at least 18,000 of the 46,707 Palestinians killed in Gaza, according to data collected by the Gaza health ministry. Both figures are likely to be underestimates, as so many bodies remain buried under the rubble. theconversation.com/israels-war-...

Yes the media lied about the economy before the election, and it likely mattered substack.com/inbox/post/1...

Free Mahmoud Khalil.

It was never (just) about illegal immigration for MAGA...

Orioles bring back veteran right-hander Kyle Gibson on 1-year deal

This doesn't stop with Venezuelan asylum seekers.

Walz: "I think we have to assume the very worst in everything this administration does, and we need to prepare for it."

Wow! Schumer recorded Meet the Press today, and what he said is stunning… When asked if he agrees with scholars who say the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis, Schumer responded: “Yes, I do.” @schumer.senate.gov then why did you vote with Republicans to pass their CR instead of putting up a fight?

“At the end of the day, the question remains: can a company truly be "ethical" while aggressively minimizing its tax contributions?” @cictar.bsky.social

A US-born citizen was walking near Chicago in January. ICE snatched him off the street, handcuffed him, threw into a van. His wallet, which contained his ID, was confiscated. He was detained for 10 hours before being released without a record of what occurred. immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...

thanks, wish we could get more people, including reporter people, to know this

This is exactly what this classic cartoon says: Reuters: Energy Secretary says global warming is just a side effect of the modern economy. "Everything in life involves trade-offs. Everything." In this case, trading money for the destruction of the climate. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Someone in DC has been using a spray paint stencil that reads “Elon Is a Bitch”.

Starbucks AGM results: - Say-on-Pay: *86%* support (91.8% last year) - Anti-ESG shareholder proposals are receive *0.8%*, *0.9%*, and *1.2%*, respectively, across proposals 4, 6, and 8 - Independent board chair shareholder proposal receives *15.4%* #ProxySeason #ESG #CorpGov #ExecPay #CEOpay

“She describes [Zuckerberg] as a cross between a truculent teen and a toddler: he doesn’t like to get up before midday, even to meet prime ministers, and his obsequious colleagues feel obliged to let him beat them at board games.” Sigh. The tech bros are all the same.

"Elon Musk’s Tesla has been forced to halt sales of its electric Cybertruck pickup amid mounting concern about metal panels falling off the supposedly indestructible vehicles." www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

Abducting and detaining Mahmoud Khalil is an outrageous assault on free speech, due process, and immigrant communities. It also sends a chilling message: Anyone who disagrees with the Trump administration’s views is a target. www.seiu.org/2025/03/seiu...

The Tesla protests are clearly working. Musk is now claiming they’re paid protestors by Soros. Just like the Republican townhalls apparently. Keep it up, people! Tesla stock has dropped 7-straight weeks. They only win if we do nothing. www.foxnews.com/us/musk-clai...

This is outrageous and unamerican. It certainly sounds illegal to me, though I need more details on that front. This guy is a green card holder and married to an American citizen. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

Deregulating the super responsible chicken industry while bird flu is spreading. What could go wrong?

Using threats of force and intimidation is a classic strategy of demagogues. It's how authoritarians take over nations and retain power. It has always been one of Trump's signature rhetorical strategies.

Disgusting to see more federal prosecutors removed just for doing their jobs. They are the best of us.

FRIGGIN' WILD: In email obtained by TPM, White House claims that the Appointments Clause of the US constitution conflicts with Trump's "inherent authority" ... EXCLUSIVE: Trump Makes Aggressive New Claim of Executive Power To Circumvent The Senate  talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusi...

Over 9 in 10 Americans agree: Medicaid is important for their community. Protecting health care for working families isn't a partisan issue. Save Medicaid. No cuts.

“Should bitcoin’s mass adoption continue, an escalating climate crisis is inevitable, disproportionately exacerbating social and environmental challenges for communities already experiencing multiple dimensions of deprivation.” Sounds right. 🤔 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...