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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Jill Krajewski @jillkrajewski.bsky.social · 1d

geddy lee claps for the blue jays in 7/4 time

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Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 2d

Oh we all know once that dam bursts it will be a lot more than one

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Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 2d

#FilmSky #Halloween

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Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 3d

I think it's a great idea.

unfortunately all evidence point to democrats being just as beholden to their big money donors as the other party.

which of course means we're all fugged until the system is torn down and rebuilt.

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Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 4d

I assume he would be equal parts "horrified" and "I can't comment, I haven't seen any of those videos" if someone actually asked him about his boss dumping more and more of those F-Bombs in press conferences (or whatever you call his appearances) and such

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 6d

Even if the House was fully functional, they're in session for an avg of 147 days and out for 218.

Under Speaker Johnson, Congress has been in session only 12 of the last 97 days, and he still won't swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva.

These are the people who demand Work Requirements.😐

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bangersmash.bsky.social @bangersmash.bsky.social · 7d

Tax data for the 25 richest Americans quantifies how unfair the system is. In 2018, 25 people were worth $1.1 trillion. It would take 14.3 million American wage earners to equal the same amount of wealth.The federal tax bill for the top 25 in 2018: $1.9 Bil. The bill for the wage earners: $143 Bil.

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...

www.propublica.org

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Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 6d

If you are at all concerned about what this country is doing to it's people and you want to know more about it and somehow you do not know Sarah, you need to change that.

Follow her, read her essays (that often, though not always, have hopefulness within them), buy her books.

Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 6d

New article! On the shutdown, a nation treated as prey, and the meaning of leverage: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-shutdown

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Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 7d

It's the CEO of Nestle who famously once talked about wanting to corner the market on freshwater after buying Fiji water or something, right?

"look - all these drinkers drinking water and none of them paying for it"

when do we finally get to launch all these souless chucklefucks into space?

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Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 7d

Wealth accumulation is as addictive as any drug or game of chance.

Unlike those addictions tho, wealth addictions negatively affect millions upon billions of other people beyond the addict’s immediate family & friends.

nothing changes for all of humanity until we treat the wealthy as addicts

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Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 10d

Yes at this point I will be surprised if congress ever comes back in session, or at least if it comes back into session in remotely the same form.

wonder how these enabling GOP congress members are gonna feel when their positions and power are, poof, just gone and they helped do it to themselves.

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Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 10d

#Filmsky #LetterboxdFridayFour #HorrorFilms

It's October - so we are on a strict diet of horror (films -go away outside world)!

This week revisited some classics, including introducing my 14 yr old niece to Carrie - totally worth it!

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Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 10d

But they all have so much to lose! Money, power, prestige.

All we have to lose are our livelihoods, our diginity, our well being, health and ultimately our lives.

But the lives of millions, billions, aren't worth the bruised egos, fortunes, prestige and power of the super wealthy.

Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 10d

Sadly they don't need courage, they have money.

Money and greed trumps all.

Even sadder, love don't make the world go round - 2020s 'Merica has shown me it's greed that makes the world go round

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Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 11d

What, is he actually participating in it's construction?

If not, GTFOH with this crap. when people add wings on to their houses they don't supervise all the construction - that's part of the thing you hired the contractor to do.

#LazyIdiotInChief #PresidentNero

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11d

Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.

Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 11d

at least Nero had some talent - dude could fiddle

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11d

The wealth of the richest 1% in America just hit a record $52 trillion. These are the people getting huge tax cuts — paid for by cuts to health care for millions of Americans. Every lie Trump and Republicans are telling right now about the shutdown is meant to distract you from this.

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Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 11d

Democrats can do a lot of things.

Most of them seem to do nothing.

Or do a bunch of stupid, worthless things... like writing "strongly worded" letters to try and block fascist thugs from stealing people off the streets.

*I'm speaking of those in office or heading the party.

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Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 11d

it takes a lot of work to constantly clean and buff the President's nut sack and taint you know

Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 12d

it's never too late to start!

I have a friend who picked up the drums in his 30s and has played and loved it for years.

My ex's father picked up the piano in his 40s or 50s and became quite good.

But playing just for the sake of playing is [chef's kiss]!

Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 12d

So the drug companies are going to PAY US 5X what they currently charge to USE THEIR DRUGS?!?!?

AWESOME!!!!

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 13d

Sunday President diarrheas on the country, Monday President bulldozes White House, Tuesday President steals $230 million, Wednesday President... fucks a horse? Let's see if he fucks a horse.

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Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 13d

I mean, we all hate him more than practically any other figure in modern american history.

So when do we finally general strike until he and his cronies are handed over to The Hague?

does every so-called "Red State" person need to suffer egregious losses before this happens

#PresidentGrifter

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Chris Barrett @sourball.bsky.social · 13d

don't forget the movies with the rich prep school villains trying to destroy everything they can't own or rule over and abuse all the women - these are all their heroes