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Happily married, progressive, agnostic, bean counter, wannabe campfire guitarist
From a Peruvian journalist: “Maybe Trump is what the U.S. deserves, the world police represented by a Texan sheriff who spits on the sidewalk and farts right after”. This is what we’ve become to the rest of the world.
July 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
From a Peruvian journalist: “Maybe Trump is what the U.S. deserves, the world police represented by a Texan sheriff who spits on the sidewalk and farts right after”. This is what we’ve become to the rest of the world.
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THE PENTAGON BUDGET JUST HIT A TRILLION DOLLARS.
Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!”
Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.
Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!”
Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.
May 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
THE PENTAGON BUDGET JUST HIT A TRILLION DOLLARS.
Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!”
Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.
Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!”
Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.
Too much “winning” already.
April 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Too much “winning” already.
Why do people assume that voting for the lesser of two evils just helps the right-wing agenda? How do they know whether or not someone was pushing for a more progressive option that ended up losing?
April 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Why do people assume that voting for the lesser of two evils just helps the right-wing agenda? How do they know whether or not someone was pushing for a more progressive option that ended up losing?
States with the highest GDP per capita. I guess this is why they hate the “coastal elites”.
April 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
States with the highest GDP per capita. I guess this is why they hate the “coastal elites”.
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Effective Corporate Tax Rates
1950: 50%
2025: 13%
Top Marginal Tax Rates
1950: 91%
2025: 37%
If you’re curious as to why the rich have so much and you have so little, these are good places to start.
1950: 50%
2025: 13%
Top Marginal Tax Rates
1950: 91%
2025: 37%
If you’re curious as to why the rich have so much and you have so little, these are good places to start.
April 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Effective Corporate Tax Rates
1950: 50%
2025: 13%
Top Marginal Tax Rates
1950: 91%
2025: 37%
If you’re curious as to why the rich have so much and you have so little, these are good places to start.
1950: 50%
2025: 13%
Top Marginal Tax Rates
1950: 91%
2025: 37%
If you’re curious as to why the rich have so much and you have so little, these are good places to start.
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It’s not the poor. It never has been.
April 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It’s not the poor. It never has been.
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The day after the election, I rewatched every policy promise Trump made on videos he posted on his campaign website. There were 93 total. Here is my Day 90 scorecard on those he has kept and broken. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
90-Day Report Card: Trump's 93 Campaign Promises
The day after the election, I rewatched each of the policy videos Trump recorded and posted on his website during the campaign.
open.substack.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The day after the election, I rewatched every policy promise Trump made on videos he posted on his campaign website. There were 93 total. Here is my Day 90 scorecard on those he has kept and broken. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Americans have been brainwashed into thinking that an “able-bodied” person should not get any SNAP benefits under any circumstances. What if the person can’t get or afford to get a job? Also, why are we more concerned about the poor potentially gaming the system and not the billionaires doing so?
April 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Americans have been brainwashed into thinking that an “able-bodied” person should not get any SNAP benefits under any circumstances. What if the person can’t get or afford to get a job? Also, why are we more concerned about the poor potentially gaming the system and not the billionaires doing so?
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If you have a public platform & spent years calming everyone down, telling us Trump was not a danger,was not racist, & arguing that the best way to deal w/Trump was to laugh at him, berated ppl who used the word fascist, insisted that the two parties are the same, admit YOU WERE WRONG.
April 20, 2025 at 2:13 AM
If you have a public platform & spent years calming everyone down, telling us Trump was not a danger,was not racist, & arguing that the best way to deal w/Trump was to laugh at him, berated ppl who used the word fascist, insisted that the two parties are the same, admit YOU WERE WRONG.
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In a competitive global economy, we need the best educated workforce in the world - doctors, nurses, dentists, plumbers, welders, electricians, etc.
Young people should not have to go deeply into debt to get the education they and our nation need.
We must make public colleges tuition free.
Young people should not have to go deeply into debt to get the education they and our nation need.
We must make public colleges tuition free.
April 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
In a competitive global economy, we need the best educated workforce in the world - doctors, nurses, dentists, plumbers, welders, electricians, etc.
Young people should not have to go deeply into debt to get the education they and our nation need.
We must make public colleges tuition free.
Young people should not have to go deeply into debt to get the education they and our nation need.
We must make public colleges tuition free.
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Chris Van Hollen flying down to El Salvador and refusing to leave until he got in a room with Kilmar Abrego Garcia blows up every other “well what do you expect them to do?” defense for elected Democrats
April 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Chris Van Hollen flying down to El Salvador and refusing to leave until he got in a room with Kilmar Abrego Garcia blows up every other “well what do you expect them to do?” defense for elected Democrats
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Trump’s goal is to follow Bukele’s popular “prison-state” model. Main obstacles to implement it: Stronger institutions in the U.S., much less significant gang activity and loss of popularity due to economic harm. But it will be implemented if we do nothing.
April 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Trump’s goal is to follow Bukele’s popular “prison-state” model. Main obstacles to implement it: Stronger institutions in the U.S., much less significant gang activity and loss of popularity due to economic harm. But it will be implemented if we do nothing.
Are there any “non-donor class” Democrats in Michigan (like Kat Abughazaleh in Illinois)? Our main names here are: Gretchen “I believe in Trump’s tariffs” Whitmer, Elissa “CIA” Slotkin, Gary “DINO” Peters and Mallory “I miss my father’s GOP” McMorrow. Can we do a little better?
April 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Are there any “non-donor class” Democrats in Michigan (like Kat Abughazaleh in Illinois)? Our main names here are: Gretchen “I believe in Trump’s tariffs” Whitmer, Elissa “CIA” Slotkin, Gary “DINO” Peters and Mallory “I miss my father’s GOP” McMorrow. Can we do a little better?
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Very informative chart from Washington Post
April 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Very informative chart from Washington Post
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Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
Australia 0
Canada 0
Denmark 0
Finland 0
France 0
Germany 0
Iceland 0
Ireland 0
Italy 0
Japan 0
Netherlands 0
Norway 0
Portugal 0
Spain 0
Sweden 0
UK 0
United States 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
Australia 0
Canada 0
Denmark 0
Finland 0
France 0
Germany 0
Iceland 0
Ireland 0
Italy 0
Japan 0
Netherlands 0
Norway 0
Portugal 0
Spain 0
Sweden 0
UK 0
United States 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
April 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
Australia 0
Canada 0
Denmark 0
Finland 0
France 0
Germany 0
Iceland 0
Ireland 0
Italy 0
Japan 0
Netherlands 0
Norway 0
Portugal 0
Spain 0
Sweden 0
UK 0
United States 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
Australia 0
Canada 0
Denmark 0
Finland 0
France 0
Germany 0
Iceland 0
Ireland 0
Italy 0
Japan 0
Netherlands 0
Norway 0
Portugal 0
Spain 0
Sweden 0
UK 0
United States 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
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Let’s break this down: in summary- he’s shat his pants because US treasury bonds were being sold off like lemonade in a desert. He’s fucked up big time. And any other spin is bullshit.
April 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Let’s break this down: in summary- he’s shat his pants because US treasury bonds were being sold off like lemonade in a desert. He’s fucked up big time. And any other spin is bullshit.
The North Korea of the West
April 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The North Korea of the West
Share of Net Worth Held by Top 0.1% #inequality
April 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Share of Net Worth Held by Top 0.1% #inequality
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Meeting Gary's favourite economist: Ha-Joon Chang
YouTube video by Garys Economics
www.youtube.com
April 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Yale Budget Lab estimates tariffs could cost the typical household about $3,800 per year.
April 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Yale Budget Lab estimates tariffs could cost the typical household about $3,800 per year.
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From tax loopholes to defunding the IRS: how America’s tax system is rigged in favor of the rich (and what we can do about it).
https://youtu.be/wkiO0_uSJAk?si=nSy4Eh2aDSdfRkkc
https://youtu.be/wkiO0_uSJAk?si=nSy4Eh2aDSdfRkkc
Can We Fix Our Rigged Tax System?
For nearly a half century, trickle-down economic policies have resulted in a tax system rigged in favor of the rich. This is not only bad for our economy, but it’s leading to a billionaire takeover of our democracy as well. Watch.
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April 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
From tax loopholes to defunding the IRS: how America’s tax system is rigged in favor of the rich (and what we can do about it).
https://youtu.be/wkiO0_uSJAk?si=nSy4Eh2aDSdfRkkc
https://youtu.be/wkiO0_uSJAk?si=nSy4Eh2aDSdfRkkc