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agingflowerchild.bsky.social @agingflowerchild.bsky.social · 1h

When I was a kid (the gop's golden years)when we were building the FREEWAY system and opening up the grain belt to world markets the ultra rich were taxed at 90% after a set amount, others taxed at 70%. The rich got richer and we had a middle class.
Rep. Pres. Eisenhower was in charge.

energy9086.bsky.social @energy9086.bsky.social · 2h

Zohran Mamdani is proposing that the wealthy pay taxes. Tax the Rich! Tax the Rich! Tax the Rich! Anybody running for Office from now on must have this on their agenda or we don’t vote for them!

Zohran Mamdani's "Unrealistic" Plan to Tax the Rich — Explained

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energy9086.bsky.social @energy9086.bsky.social · 2h

Zohran Mamdani is proposing that the wealthy pay taxes. Tax the Rich! Tax the Rich! Tax the Rich! Anybody running for Office from now on must have this on their agenda or we don’t vote for them!

Zohran Mamdani's "Unrealistic" Plan to Tax the Rich — Explained

YouTube video by More Perfect Union

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Jeffries: "I remind all of these corrupt individuals, these sycophants -- the statute of limitations is five years. The American people want accountability, deserve accountability, and will get accountability."

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justdeirdre.bsky.social @justdeirdre.bsky.social · 2h

Despite an international pledge to halt the destruction of forests by the end of this decade the world continues to lose around 20 million acres a year, an area roughly the size of Ireland. That is the finding new report warning that global forests “remain in crisis.”
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The World Is Failing to Slow the Loss of Its Forests

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 3h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 16h

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 16h

Apparently, they don’t hand out a Nobel Peace Prize to those who negotiated a ceasefire they had sabotaged a year ago just to get elected.

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 6h

Gruesome video shows masked fighters, some wearing green Hamas headbands, killing 8 blindfolded people in a square in Gaza City while crowds are watching, a sign of the brutality Hamas is using to reassert itself as the security force.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/m...

Masked fighters seen executing men in Gaza City as Hamas fights with rival groups | CNN

Violent clashes have erupted between Hamas and rival groups in several areas across Gaza, including an incident that culminated in an apparent public execution, as worries grow about the security situ...

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David Gierlach @davidgierlach.bsky.social · 6d

Why Protest on Oct 18?

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 14h

I like and respect Gov. Mills, I really do.

But she’s already said she’d only serve one term if elected. Why would we nominate someone just for us to have to defend the seat in 6 years?

Graham Platner is 40. He brings a new vision of politics and can serve for quite a bit.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 6h

Tariffs have rapidly increased the price of coffee—a drink with almost no nutritional value and lots of functional substitutes. Yet coffee may also be the one thing Americans can’t live without, @elcush.bsky.social writes:

The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight

Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose.

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Mike @mikeofbisbee.bsky.social · 6h

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carolmac80💙🌈☮️🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸🇺🇦🧿🌊 @carolmac80.bsky.social · 11h

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 6h

Two weeks into the government shutdown, the Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion that had been reserved for more than 200 projects primarily located in Democratic-led cities, congressional districts and states

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SallyB @sallyb33755.bsky.social · 7h

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 7h

Tom Homan is as crooked as they come. He must resign.

A tweet by George Conway says, “There is absolutely zero chance that a man who took $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from an FBI agent on camera would have been appointed to any position by any other president.” It quotes Armand Domalewski, who wrote, “There is absolutely zero chance JD would describe a Biden administration official accepting a $50,000 cash bribe in a paper bag as ‘fake scandal.’”

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@Peg33 @peg33.bsky.social · 13h

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Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 6h

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LindaFly @lindafly.bsky.social · 6h

A federal judge rebuked the Trump administration Tuesday for “a ham-handed attempt to bully the states” that also defied his court order against conditioning eligibility for federal funds on cooperation with immigration enforcement.