Nathan Becker
@netbacker.bsky.social
Unpacking economic myths! "Taxpayer dollars" rhetoric has racist roots & blocks public good. The real crisis? Private household debt—not national debt—crushing families.
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https://thedeficitdelusion.substack.com/
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https://thedeficitdelusion.substack.com/
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Nathan Becker
@netbacker.bsky.social
· Apr 3
1/ How did we arrive at a point where the richest man on earth can unilaterally slash social security benefits that people have earned through decades of work?
A thread on the strategic dismantling of our social safety net 🧵
#Entitlement #SocialSecurity
#Medicare
#DOGEcuts
A thread on the strategic dismantling of our social safety net 🧵
#Entitlement #SocialSecurity
#Medicare
#DOGEcuts
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Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
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Rep. Mike Turner on the double strike to comply with Hegseth's orders: "If that occurred, that would be very serious and I agree that would be an illegal act…This is completely outside of anything that has been discussed with Congress and there is an ongoing investigation."
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Rep. Mike Turner on the double strike to comply with Hegseth's orders: "If that occurred, that would be very serious and I agree that would be an illegal act…This is completely outside of anything that has been discussed with Congress and there is an ongoing investigation."
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Republican Rep Don Bacon.
It's no wonder Republicans are fleeing the House.
It's no wonder Republicans are fleeing the House.
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Republican Rep Don Bacon.
It's no wonder Republicans are fleeing the House.
It's no wonder Republicans are fleeing the House.
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Who would ever have thought that electing a man with 34 felony convictions would lead to something like this?
November 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Who would ever have thought that electing a man with 34 felony convictions would lead to something like this?
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GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "I don't think Secretary Hegseth would be foolish enough to make this decision to say, 'Kill everybody. Kill the survivors,' because that's a clear violation of the law of war."
November 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
GOP Rep. Don Bacon: "I don't think Secretary Hegseth would be foolish enough to make this decision to say, 'Kill everybody. Kill the survivors,' because that's a clear violation of the law of war."
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The actual "worse than watergate" scandal is how much news media collectively worked to ratfuck a Democratic presidency by largely inventing health/mental acuity concerns for hyperventilate about while largely ignoring the very real & worsening issues in front of their faces from Trump
November 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The actual "worse than watergate" scandal is how much news media collectively worked to ratfuck a Democratic presidency by largely inventing health/mental acuity concerns for hyperventilate about while largely ignoring the very real & worsening issues in front of their faces from Trump
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the Biden administration's mistake was passive aggressively treating the WHCA with contempt. they ought to be openly humiliated
Citizens will be happy to hear that the WHCA's long national nightmare of unreturned emails is finally over,
November 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
the Biden administration's mistake was passive aggressively treating the WHCA with contempt. they ought to be openly humiliated
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yeah AI Ben Garrison is incredible
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
yeah AI Ben Garrison is incredible
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Rep. Don Bacon: " The initial peace agreement from last week was for Ukraine to give up more land, to reduce the size of its army, have to not be allowed to join NATO…It really was a surrender document."
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Rep. Don Bacon: " The initial peace agreement from last week was for Ukraine to give up more land, to reduce the size of its army, have to not be allowed to join NATO…It really was a surrender document."
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Kristi Noem is conclusive proof that the sort of person who would murder a dog in cold blood is *exactly* the sort of person you think they are
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Kristi Noem is conclusive proof that the sort of person who would murder a dog in cold blood is *exactly* the sort of person you think they are
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We also need to stay focused on every single Republican in Congress.
This regime could end immediately if Republicans held it accountable.
When we dump Republicans, we’ll dump the regime.
This regime could end immediately if Republicans held it accountable.
When we dump Republicans, we’ll dump the regime.
November 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
We also need to stay focused on every single Republican in Congress.
This regime could end immediately if Republicans held it accountable.
When we dump Republicans, we’ll dump the regime.
This regime could end immediately if Republicans held it accountable.
When we dump Republicans, we’ll dump the regime.
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
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Welp, she just admitted she purposely disregarded a judges order!
November 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Welp, she just admitted she purposely disregarded a judges order!
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They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
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When Canada deepens ties with China, it's not romance, it's risk management. If the U.S. keeps slapping tariffs and rewriting rules, partners diversify. Reliability is an economic asset; squander it, and trade flows and influence quietly move elsewhere.
November 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
When Canada deepens ties with China, it's not romance, it's risk management. If the U.S. keeps slapping tariffs and rewriting rules, partners diversify. Reliability is an economic asset; squander it, and trade flows and influence quietly move elsewhere.
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If the accusations and rumors of pedophilia isn’t enough for the American people to wake up. Clear and blatant grifting, pardons, and murder isn’t enough…
Will it be when the corporations start stealing pension funds of the American people. Will that do it ?
Will it be when the corporations start stealing pension funds of the American people. Will that do it ?
November 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
If the accusations and rumors of pedophilia isn’t enough for the American people to wake up. Clear and blatant grifting, pardons, and murder isn’t enough…
Will it be when the corporations start stealing pension funds of the American people. Will that do it ?
Will it be when the corporations start stealing pension funds of the American people. Will that do it ?
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I had a thought about how US universities are multidimensional political footballs & tried to enumerate the ways that's so, focusing on what issues are involved & which unis they apply to:
ADMISSIONS:
Issues: Race & affirmative action (socioeconomic status?); Meritocracy
Applies to: Elite mostly
ADMISSIONS:
Issues: Race & affirmative action (socioeconomic status?); Meritocracy
Applies to: Elite mostly
November 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I had a thought about how US universities are multidimensional political footballs & tried to enumerate the ways that's so, focusing on what issues are involved & which unis they apply to:
ADMISSIONS:
Issues: Race & affirmative action (socioeconomic status?); Meritocracy
Applies to: Elite mostly
ADMISSIONS:
Issues: Race & affirmative action (socioeconomic status?); Meritocracy
Applies to: Elite mostly
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“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE,” one official with the prison workers union told ProPublica. “It’s unbelievable. People are leaving in droves.”
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE,” one official with the prison workers union told ProPublica. “It’s unbelievable. People are leaving in droves.”
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
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endless "both sides" takes from NYTs, CNN, WashPo, Etc are part of the problem
i talked with @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com about building an aggressively liberal alternative
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/media
i talked with @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com about building an aggressively liberal alternative
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/media
Building Opposition Media with Adam Gurri
How the centrist media has enabled fascism & what must be done differntly.
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
endless "both sides" takes from NYTs, CNN, WashPo, Etc are part of the problem
i talked with @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com about building an aggressively liberal alternative
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/media
i talked with @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com about building an aggressively liberal alternative
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/media
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One of the major reasons we are here right now is that the white electorate does not reward politicians for making their lives better if that improvement also benefits non-white people.
November 30, 2025 at 5:53 AM
One of the major reasons we are here right now is that the white electorate does not reward politicians for making their lives better if that improvement also benefits non-white people.
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UPDATE: I added in the congressional response to the boat-strike section once I saw we had bipartisan, matching statements from both House and Senate Armed Services Committees. www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
November 30, 2025 at 3:17 AM
UPDATE: I added in the congressional response to the boat-strike section once I saw we had bipartisan, matching statements from both House and Senate Armed Services Committees. www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
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“Does anyone care about the rules anymore?”
“INDIANA REPUBLICAN Sen. Greg Walker turned down an invitation to the Oval Office, accuses the White House of violating federal law in its push to pressure Republicans to redraw IN’s congressional districts…” dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
“INDIANA REPUBLICAN Sen. Greg Walker turned down an invitation to the Oval Office, accuses the White House of violating federal law in its push to pressure Republicans to redraw IN’s congressional districts…” dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
November 30, 2025 at 3:22 AM
“Does anyone care about the rules anymore?”
“INDIANA REPUBLICAN Sen. Greg Walker turned down an invitation to the Oval Office, accuses the White House of violating federal law in its push to pressure Republicans to redraw IN’s congressional districts…” dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
“INDIANA REPUBLICAN Sen. Greg Walker turned down an invitation to the Oval Office, accuses the White House of violating federal law in its push to pressure Republicans to redraw IN’s congressional districts…” dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
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I lost my job, I can't afford health insurance, and my son is about to get deployed to Venezuela. But at least I know I'll be able to buy Coca-Cola made with real cane sugar now.
November 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I lost my job, I can't afford health insurance, and my son is about to get deployed to Venezuela. But at least I know I'll be able to buy Coca-Cola made with real cane sugar now.
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Genocide just as Lemkin defined it.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
Putin signs decree formalizing Russification of occupied Ukraine through 2036 - Euromaidan Press
Putin signs decree formalizing Russification of occupied Ukraine through 2036, setting 95% "Russian identity" targets for four oblasts.
euromaidanpress.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Genocide just as Lemkin defined it.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
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It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality