Russia (and China) is waiting for the US to become fully engaged in Venezuela. Their estimate is likely that the US is about to get stuck in a similar quagmire as Russia in Ukraine, meaning no ability to respond to either Europe or Taiwan. And to be brutally honest, they are not wrong. No paywall

From 2018 to 2024, the tax rate paid by eight major retailers was slashed from 30% to just 17.5%. The CEOs of those major retailers were paid a collective $1.3 billion. Meanwhile, the average worker at those stores was paid less than $32,000 in 2024. Nothing trickled down.

Boycott CBS.

I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow?

If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism. That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

On a call just now, Bari Weiss tells staff she held the CECOT story because it wasn’t ready & to advance a months-old story, they need "the principals" on record. Yesterday, CBS reporter Sharyn Alfonsi warned if they can only do stories when government responds, it “gains control” over 60 Minutes.

"The company’s financial collapse highlights the danger of buying into Elon Musk’s claims that Tesla vehicles would become “appreciating assets”—a prediction that has faced a harsh reality check in the used EV market." Elon says a lot of things. Baseline assumption should be that none are true.

I’m never watching “60 Minutes” again as long as Bari Weiss is in charge.

I remember this very well. He was right of course.

🇷🇺🇫🇮🇺🇦 “The Russian economy is actually not doing that well. They have zero growth, they are out of reserves, they have high interest rates and high inflation. And it’s not improving.” - Alexander Stubb President of Finland

🇺🇦❗️Zelensky: There are not enough interceptor drones, but the issue is not about money. "In any case, we are expanding this direction, their characteristics are improving. There are already, as I said, several such "advanced" companies. But there are not enough of them, interceptors.

CBS has become state regime media.

Share it and any others like it. We KNOW there have to be many out there!

🧑‍🌾 SPOTTED in Jackson County, Wisconsin…

BREAKING: Israel’s Cabinet approves proposal for 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank. This is Israel breaking the ceasefire, violating international law, & forcibly & violently stealing land—all while having killed more than 1000 Palestinian civilians in the West Bank over last 2 years. 1/2

The only way to fix America is to make sure that no one is EVER A BILLIONAIRE.

“Investigations found online prices varying by over 100 percent just based on ZIP codes. That’s not supply and demand. That’s profiling.” No paywall munaeem.medium.com/your-salary-...

***UNO REVERSE CARD ALERT!!!*** This one's a doozy... FTA: President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process.

SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs. Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker. Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps. Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.

THIS is what a fucking LIAR looks like www.yahoo.com/news/article...

😢🚨✊ “This document proves if the FBI had done its job in 1996, Epstein’s decades-long sex trafficking operation could have been stopped at the outset... the FBI’s negligence allowed Epstein to continue abusing hundreds of girls and young women for nearly 25 more years.” thehill.com/homenews/adm...

Speaker Mike Johnson says his entire worldview comes from the Bible. But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas. If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.

DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor. Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

“U.S. intelligence reports continue to warn that Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to capture all of Ukraine and reclaim parts of Europe that belonged to the former Soviet empire” No paywall medium.com/@ThatGuyNoah...

Russia is already attacked Europe

“According to a new poll, “40% of women aged 15 to 44 said they would move to another country if given the opportunity, which is about 10 times the share of women who said the same in 2014.” No paywall medium.com/bouncin-and-...

In case you haven’t realized yet that the 2024 election was stolen by Musk, Trump, and the Republicans. No paywall medium.com/@carmitage/t...

“Authoritarians seek to control their image inside and outside of their country. This is critical because strong men are pretty weak and insecure.” No paywall nadinbrzezinski.medium.com/weird-stuff-...

From stopping a detention center in the Everglades, to restoring climate science for farmers, to holding corporate greenwashing accountable—Earthjustice shows what climate justice looks like in practice. Let's continue to support their fight on the front lines. More in today's Let's Address This.

@kenmartin.bsky.social Is the Democratic party on the side of privatization of all of our government programs? Yes or no? If not, please tell me what they are doing to oppose it.

Hundreds of people across Japan have sued the central government seeking damages for "unconstitutional" inaction on climate change, saying the country's "grossly inadequate" response jeopardizes health and livelihoods. 👉 ebx.sh/mhzIcg

It's been nearly a month and they still haven't released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."

So… he’s giving them their own money? Where’s the tariff money?

A US president who has kinder words for Vladimir Putin than Rob Reiner is a disgrace to his country.

Can we get something straight? Putin did influence the Brexit referendum. That's a fact. The question remains, to what degree were those efforts effective? Given the tiny margin...Putin's interference could easily have made the difference.

AOC: “Reminder that the Epstein Files are supposed to be released on Friday and every political development that you see between now until then should be viewed with that in mind.”

“Psychologists call it the dark triad: narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy.¹⁴ In a poor person, these traits lead to prison. In a rich person, they lead to the Forbes list and the Oval Office. Our system does not accidentally elevate men like this. It rewards them.” No paywall medium

Donald Trump is a deplorable piece of shit.