If US wealth were spread equally over all households, the poorest 50% of households today would get *$1.2 million* richer on average. The next-poorest 40% of households would get $300k richer on average. Only the richest 10% of Americans would lose any wealth, at all. Calculations and data source:

What kills me about degrowth messaging is that people hear "degrowth" and think their personal bank account is going to shrink. In reality, due to our society's insane inequality, redistribution can make almost everyone *much much richer* regardless of whether overall GDP goes up or down.

I once asked the civil rights scholar-activist James Forman Jr. what he thought about the debate over the phrase "defund the police." He said something like, "The cause is just, but we'll never win if we only foreground what we're taking away from people. We need to lead with what we'll GIVE them."

So much corruption. So little oversight. #proudblue #pinks open.substack.com/pub/mitchthe...

With Trump and the GOP, the cruelty is the point 👇 Since Trump's Big Ugly Bill was enacted last summer, about 3.5 million people have fallen off the SNAP rolls nationwide as of January, according to federal data. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4dFH0mr #ResistTrump

New from me @notus.com: Internally, FBI agents are now referring to a "payback squad" based in NY or DC. Its remit? Targeting former government officials. www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Is it legal for Trump to order a government agency to hand him a huge pile of taxpayer money? Note that the White House is directly discussing this with DOJ!

Joe always sounds like he's about to bust out laughing at these fools.

BREAKING: Trump's DOJ — negotiating with itself — may hand Trump $10 billion of YOUR money from his IRS lawsuit We need to shout this grift from the rooftops -- Trump has already raked in billions on the side Now he wants taxpayers to fund his retribution campaign too ... Why? -TN

Wrote about the importance of adhering to an effective, disciplined nonviolence in fighting the Trump regime, especially given a growing obsession with “heroic” violence online (gift link). www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Remember what happened when Winnie the Pooh became public domain and all the Very Weird film projects were launched? That was every Tuesday in Greek myth.

The administration does appear to be doing a Sicario in Mexico. www.cnn.com/2026/05/12/p...

This is actually true, imo. And also, COVID reminded people of their own vulnerability, the porosity of their own skins and bodies, their mortality and they HATED it. They still hate it. Thats why they scream about masks, about COVID and any reminder of that vulnerability.

Remarkable: Vulnerable Republicans are tied to *all* of Trump's most hated policies. They've voted for: *health care cuts *tariffs *war *ICE raids *tax cut for rich Meanwhile, inflation and Iran have Trump raging. On the pod, @simonwdc.bsky.social talks midterms: newrepublic.com/article/2103...

How much more frightening would Trump seem if he’d remained silent while doing evil? No posts, no strange, incendiary comments to media. No rants. Just a quiet but vile person. Would he have made it as far if it was all acts he was judged upon rather than his ridiculous rhetoric accompanying it?

#MorningVibe Great information to expose the orange piece of 💩. Use it in your posts. Show him for who he is. www.trumpactiontracker.info

I am so viscerally tired of hearing about this. I cannot describe how much I never want to see this argument again. Oh NATO allies aren’t rushing into a war they’re not obligated to join months after we threatened to use violence to annex territory of a NATO country. WHAT A FUCKING SHOCK

‘Wholesale inflation jumps 6% in April on annual basis, biggest increase since 2022’ No COVID. No national emergency. This is 100% due to Trump’s dumb choices. www.cnbc.com/2026/05/13/p...

it's a great time to be a huge piece of shit

"one party is promising to put Brown people in camps and the other hasn't passed Medicare for all yet. BOTH ARE SLIGHTLY EVIL!!!!"

If you don't think that voting to protect democracy from literal fascist white nationalists (which is WAY MORE EVIL) isn't worth voting for. If protecting the marginalized from them isn't worth it then you're not as moral as you think. These fucking children.

And I challenge the infantile notion that the Democratic party is "slightly less evil" than the malevolent concentration camps, institutionalized racism and literal starvation of children in the third world Trump is actively causing.

What has me worried — what we all need to focus on — is that something important in our democracy broke last week, and we are only beginning to see the fallout. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...

Georgia's Kremlin-loyal rulers have a big gift for Trump as he arrives in Beijing.

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Let this radicalize you

This means that one in every 15 people in the US are subject to ICE detention. Insane.

Mockler: He took office and spiked 2.9% inflation, up to 3.8%. Gas prices are up to $4.50 in most states, and he did this all while stripping insurance away from 10 million Americans. I think the most impressive part is the deficit hasn't decreased at all.

I wish I didn’t know as much about the end of Reconstruction as I do. If you understood what is being unleashed now, how it will touch every aspect of our civic life, and how difficult it will be to undo it, you wouldn’t be able to think about anything else.

This would constitute one of the most brazen, most appalling acts of corruption in U.S. history. I know we’re numb to all of this but this is a seven-alarm fire. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/b...

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This is the candidate who pledged to drop out if she were the nominee, so Osborne (I) could run alone against the Republican candidate.

A monster El Niño is growing right now in the Pacific Ocean, and expected to crest around the end of next year — on top of all our global warming. #ResistanceEarth It’s almost certain that this El Niño will make 2027 the hottest year on record. #ClimateChaos 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/o...

Internet: I just want to see Dems *try*, even if they fail I’ll give them credit for the attempt Dems: *try, fail* Internet: The fact that they failed is actually evidence that the attempt was fake and they never wanted to succeed in the first place

NEW: The GOP is poised to come out on top in Trump’s gerrymandering war. But if Democrats are willing to play political hardball, that edge could be removed by 2028 — and they could pick up anywhere between five and twelve seats. Jim Saksa crunches the numbers👇

😵‍💫 NEW: Trump’s DOJ just filed a last-minute brief citing its own internal memo as “authority” ahead of a key appeal over its push to access state voter rolls.

Somewhat unexpected news from South Carolina: Enough Republican senators *opposed* a vote to add redistricting to the ongoing legislative session, so the measure was DEFEATED. This prevents the GOP from taking up a new congressional map and eliminate the majority-Black district held by Clyburn.

Narrator: It was indeed a big deal, and it was indeed his fault.

🔥REP. @justinjpearson.bsky.social to @katiecouric.bsky.social: “They rigged the maps, now they’ll rig them even more because Trump doesn’t want to be impeached…most focus on congress, but ~200 majority-Black STATE seats may be eviscerated…if you’re not actively fighting you’re part of the problem.”

YIKES. Rep. Raskin notified AG Blanche today that he is digging into millions allegedly paid out to FBI agents who had been suspended, fired or had their security clearances revoked, including at least one agent who was in a restricted area at the Capitol on Jan. 6. www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...

How the Trump Admin Tried to Turn Foreign Aid Funds Into Deportation Cash talkingpointsmemo.com/news/how-the...

@democrats.org here’s your campaign ad, gifted to you

TRUMP: “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. Not even a little bit.” And there you have it, folks

The Wall Street Journal reported that the UAE secretly carried out strikes on Iran, including an attack on Iran’s Lavan Island refinery, marking a major escalation in the regional conflict. Reuters said it could not independently verify the report.

ICE agents are walking around with a list of 20 million people to detain in their pockets because of this Palantir database: www.404media.co/ice-agents-h...

good morning mr president its time for your weekly press conference about teenagers’ sperm

My friend who used to say the final stage of corporate greed was demanding to be loved is never, ever proved wrong.

A Russian ship sank in mysterious circumstances. It may have been carrying submarine nuclear reactors to North Korea www.cnn.com/2026/05/12/w...

NEW: John Roberts likes being political. He just doesn't like the accountability that comes with it. Roberts complained Wednesday that people view the justices as "political actors." They are, though, issuing political decisions that have real-world consequences. Today, at Law Dork: