The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

Taxpayers are on the hook for another $765 million to ensure four offshore wind farms are never built. Feds will buy out leases off NY, CA, and the Gulf of Maine, bringing total federal payouts to abandon wind leases to $2.5 billion. Art of the deal, amirite? www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/c...

Hawaii just passed the first state law in the country banning corporations from making political donations in state elections. Now a Koch-backed legal group is suing to overturn it. Big Money won't get out of our politics without a fight — one that we the people must win. (via @levernews.com)

The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.

North Carolina's corporate tax rate has been cut 7 times since 2013. It's on track to be eliminated by 2030. North Carolina ranks last in the nation for public school funding. And yes, these things are connected.

A single mom living below the poverty line doesn't make enough to receive the $200 Child Tax Credit increase. But a married couple making $400k gets the full $2,200 per kid. That's a rigged policy. But let's be real—a $200 increase was never enough in the first place.

A history of the top marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans: 1940: 81% 1950: 84% 1960: 91% 1970: 72% 1980: 70% 1990: 28% 2000: 40% 2010: 35% For 50 years, corporate backed politicians in Congress have slashed taxes to line the pockets of their wealthy donors.

Experts are projecting that the war in Iran will cost taxpayers $1 trillion. The people in charge just gave the richest 1% a $1 trillion tax break. And they really want us to believe SNAP and healthcare are the problem?? Get real.

We found that Jeff Bezos paid zero taxes in 2007 and 2011. In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children. Revisit our 2021 story:

Recent filings show President Trump made at least $220 million from stock trades this year. This is possible because presidents are not subject to the same ethics laws other federal employees are. For more on how Congress can close this loophole:

Trump’s MAGA-style celebration of the 250th anniversary of American independence ramped up Sunday with a federally funded prayer service that organizers said would “rededicate America as One Nation Under God.”

The U.S. government requires visa applicants to make all of their social media accounts fully public or risk being denied entry. This is straight out of 1984. Your right to privacy doesn’t just disappear at the border for millions of people, it disappears before they ever set foot here.

Billionaire Sergey Brin has spent $57 million trying to kill a wealth tax in California. Think about that. He would rather invest $57 million to manipulate our politics than pay a small wealth tax back to the country that made him successful. This system is so broken.

I rarely say “major breaking” and rarely put out these video hits, but this is pretty major.

The only thing working people have asked Donald Trump to do is fix the economy. So last year he handed the wealthy and corporations trillions in tax breaks. And this year he wants to spend $38.2 BILLION on ICE and $1 BILLION on his godforsaken ballroom. Are you getting it yet?

While you're celebrating with your mom this Sunday, thousands of kids are wondering when they'll see theirs again.

A A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight attendant has been hospitalized in the Netherlands with a suspected hantavirus infection after reportedly coming into contact with a woman who later died from the deadly Andes strain of the virus, per Dutch health authorities.

The Trump administration is offering state and local law enforcements large amounts of cash to join their mass deportation drive. Police officers should focus on public safety, instead of carrying out the federal government's anti-immigrant policy.

For the first time in 80 years, the federal debt-to-GDP ratio is over 100%. In the past, the rich used to pay higher taxes. Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich. It's a big switcheroo.

South Burlington signed a $20 million contract this month to build a long-awaited bridge for pedestrians and cyclists over Interstate 89 that could allow hundreds of commuters between Vermont’s two largest cities to avoid crossing dangerous highway intersections.

The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The fifth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

Today, more than 80% of the Democratic caucus stood with the American people and voted to block U.S. military aid to Netanyahu and his horrific, illegal wars.

For Netanyahu, the war in Gaza was not enough. Iran was not enough. He is now waging a full-blown war of expansion in Lebanon. The time is long overdue for Congress to listen to the American people and end U.S. military aid to the extremist Israeli government.

‼️Election administrators in Maricopa County, Arizona ordered staff to grant federal agents sweeping, unmonitored access to election facilities — including instructions not to record their actions — according to newly released emails. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

"She is from British Columbia but moved to Texas in 2021 when she married her American husband. The family was driving home from a baby shower when they were stopped at a border patrol checkpoint. She and Ayla, who has autism, were fingerprinted and detained..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.” (Published Oct. 2025)

Awarding Markwayne Mullin with the "Best Stock Trader" award. He rejects it. 🤣

Seen at local pubs...by Primitive Brewing, Seattle

Poverty is enforced, not accidental.

An Oklahoma farmer speaking out against a new proposed datacenter found himself in handcuffs after he went a few seconds over his time at a city council meeting. Now, he vows to fight back.

Because of course. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Trump’s EPA chief delivers the keynote at a conference of climate change deniers [via @theguardian.com]

So pro-life means jailing women who miscarry but shrugging when the deranged president says “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Do I have that right?

We're told we need to give corporations tax breaks so they can "create jobs." But Meta paid an effective federal income tax rate of 3.5% last year—its lowest since 2012. And last month, reports came out that Meta is considering laying off up to 20% of its workforce. Scam.

Trump’s frenzied bloodlust must be stopped. Contact your elected officials and demand that they use every tool available to Congress to end the regime’s illegal war with Iran: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...

i’m so old i remember when obama called out SCOTUS for citizens united during a SOTU, predicting this would happen, and alito shook his head and said “that’s not true”

Jeff Bezos has $222 billion. If he paid my wealth tax this year, we could fund insulin in America for everyone who needs it plus free school lunch for every kid in Texas—and have plenty of money left over. And Bezos would still have $215 billion dollars to spare.

Trump has been in power for 2% of our nation's history but is responsible for 25% of our debt. It's almost like he's bad at business.

Well, well… If the 14th amendment was not meant for modern immigrants, then the 2nd amendment was not meant for modern arms. #truth

Todd Blanche, the new acting attorney general, previously shut down DOJ crypto investigations while holding more than $150,000 in crypto investments. (Published Dec. 2025)

Seattle, Washington No Kings

The number one rule for No Kings 3 tomorrow is DO NOT INTERACT WITH COUNTER PROTESTERS! Do not talk, do not argue, do not react to their words, their single-finger salute, or their rolling coal. DO NOT ENGAGE!!!! You safety team is ready to deal with any negative people.

NO KINGS 3/28 There are now 49 separate events scheduled in Vermont, including 4 official "Rolling Rallies" connecting various towns, a "Rolling Resistance" bike ride, and 4 marches in Burlington converging on City Hall Park. Make your plans for Saturday! 50501vermont.com/events/ nokings.org

Still wondering if inequality is out of control?

The fact that military officials can’t give the President of the United States an honest assessment of the war in Iran—and have to placate him by showing him videos of stuff blowing up—should be concerning to everyone.

Pete Hegseth called them “narco terrorists” and the official statement from the Trump administration called it a training camp for drug traffickers. It was a dairy farm. They murdered Ecuadorian farmers. With our money. The War on Drugs has always been a fascist plot to kill Black and Brown people

Meta has been hit with a $375M penalty after courts found they knowingly misled families about kids’ safety online.   Good. We need more of this. For too long, Big Tech has gone unchecked, and it’s time for some real accountability.