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Dave Lee @davelee.me · 16h

WELL HOW ABOUT THAT

"A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state."

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts

A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...

www.bloomberg.com

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Doug Foote @footesteppes.bsky.social · 15h

I saw about 5 “No king but Jesus” signs on Saturday in my small, heathen city in Connecticut

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 19h

Here's a key exchange. Rep Chip Roy smeared protesters for not believing we have "no king but Jesus," but @anamariecox.bsky.social reports seeing many protesters in his district on No Kings' side with signs bearing more pious religious messages than his.

Transcript:

newrepublic.com/article/2020...

Doug Foote @footesteppes.bsky.social · 15h

*I* know that after a quick google, but he really should include that info in his *introductory* message

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Doug Foote @footesteppes.bsky.social · 17h

Buddy I’m going to need you to say somewhere in your text or on your landing page what district or even what STATE you’re running in.

There’s a Milford and a Lynnfield in almost every state.

You don’t usually see people like me running for Congress, friend.

My name is John Beccia, and I’m a Lynnfield dad who built a career outside politics – working to protect consumers, create jobs, and expand access to the financial system for people left behind.

I grew up in Milford, the son of a school administrator and an office worker. We didn’t have much. I worked nights delivering pizzas, bartending, and selling insurance just to help pay my way through law school.

From there, I worked to fight fraud and money laundering, helped implement reforms to prevent another financial crisis, and later became an entrepreneur focused on making the economy work for everyone – not just the wealthy and well-connected.

But while Trump tears down our democracy and Democrats in Congress offer the same old answers, families here on the North Shore face rising costs and shrinking opportunities.

I’m running for Congress to bring a fresh perspective and to get things done. 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆?

https://becciaforcongress.co/kKPLzx

Thanks for being with me,
John

Stop to quit

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Doug Foote @footesteppes.bsky.social · 17h

Absolutely shameless to send this right after the #nokings protest.

The landing page has fine print saying the PAC is not affiliated with the No Kings protest, but they know most people, especially the seniors they are targeting, won’t see that.

URGENT: No Kings Act donations 500%-MATCHED!

$20 = $100
$50 = $250

DONATE NOW: nokings-pac.org/l/dKX0Db

NoKingsPAC
End2End

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 3d

A lot of centrist commentators who genuinely got worked up about the unforgivably insulting nature of "cling to guns and religion" or "basket of deplorables" are weirdly silent about Trump portraying himself as literally shitting on American cities

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DuendeonSpooko @duendeonfuego.bsky.social · 3d

Semi-rural Idaho here. Nearly a 1000 people showed up, and we had ZERO opposition. Also the car and bystander ratio of folks in support has gone from about 50% to something like 80% over the last year. If you'd told me this in January I wouldn't have believed you.

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 3d

Just want to give a shout out to my 83 year old dad- normally conservative, a former SCOTUS law clerk for Rehnquist- who protested out in the rain this morning in St Louis. #NoKings

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Frettie Fingers @frettie.bsky.social · 3d

#nokings
Portland frog brigade

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 3d

We showed out y'all.

Source unknown but its an aerial shot of the Missoula No Kings rally.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 3d

I don't think folks have any conception of how radicalized a lot of moms are becoming as they go through shit like "will my babysitter get kidnapped" and "will my child be able to get the measles vaccine"

Cameron @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 3d

every smug internet communist tweet about showing up to a No Kings protest with an abolish ICE shirt to scare the libs is getting completely mogged by the real-life winemoms showing up with slogans like "ICE will melt in hell"

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve been reposting all of the crowd videos of today’s NO KINGS rallies because at some point they’ll try to say it didn’t happen.

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✨🦋𝓢𝓗𝓔𝓘𝓛𝓐 🦋✨ @sheilaharris.bsky.social · 3d

This is Idaho 💙

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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 3d

Y’all here is a fun fact: Portland has a brand new volunteer organization called “operation inflation” that allows people to borrow inflatable costumes for protests. They just started a couple weeks ago and have like a 160 costume library (and counting because people keep donating).

OPERATION INFLATION

www.operationinflation.com

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Mike "looking for research fellowship" Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 3d

Telling moment: I was walking back from the rally, but a couple miles from it, carrying nothing but my gigantic American flag. An eight year old on his bike sees me with it and yells "No Kings!!" with absolute conviction.

My friends, they have lost the flag.

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 3d

To quote @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Indivisible Northern Nevada ❌👑 @indivisiblennv.bsky.social · 3d

Reno, NV, we love you ❤️

#NoKings

@maddow.msnbc.com
@indivisible.org

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 3d

No Kings Denver speaker Joe Salazar (fmr Dem state rep) tells me they estimate 25-30k gathered in Denver today, similar to the No Kings protest earlier this year. This view is from photographer Cheney Orr for the New York Times. #copolitics

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Micah Drew @mddrew.bsky.social · 3d

Polebridge, Montana, and the surrounding North Fork area only has around 100 full-time residents. On Saturday, the hamlet on the edge of Glacier National Park saw more than 60 people attend a No Kings Indivisible rally at the dirt road intersection.

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Darin Self @darinself.com · 3d

Provo UT showing up for #NoKings

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Doug Foote @footesteppes.bsky.social · 3d

OKAY BOISE!! #nokings

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 3d

Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.

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Doug Foote @footesteppes.bsky.social · 3d

You need to put opt out language in your fundraising texts

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Doug Foote @footesteppes.bsky.social · 3d

@sethmoulton.bsky.social you need to put “reply stop to quit” language in your texts or it’s a violation of CAN-SPAM

Fundraising text from Seth Moulton without opt out language

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d

I hear from informed sources that these #NoKings rallies are more than twice as big as last time, making them easily the largest protests in US history. Thanks to everyone and especially organizers.

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