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Sounds like “software as a service” being proposed.
Q: could Congress crawl back the bill?
The Trump-Republican “Big Beautiful Bill” is actually a “Big Ugly Nightmare.”
Much of what’s included in it will begin in 2026.
Here’s what you should know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hbwm7LrKW0
Much of what’s included in it will begin in 2026.
Here’s what you should know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hbwm7LrKW0
Is This Trump’s Biggest Scam Yet?
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Q: could Congress crawl back the bill?
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This year, millions of American families that have relied on Obamacare are being squeezed on multiple sides: Premiums are rising, covid-era subsidies are shrinking, and there are fewer choices with insurers pulling out of some markets.
As insurers retreat from Obamacare, a working family is caught in the squeeze
Consumers are left with few options and crushing prices as insurers offering Affordable Care Act plans pull out of some regions.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This year, millions of American families that have relied on Obamacare are being squeezed on multiple sides: Premiums are rising, covid-era subsidies are shrinking, and there are fewer choices with insurers pulling out of some markets.
I suggest we’re witnessing the lightbulb last burst of light!
News Analysis: In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has greatly expanded executive power while embracing the trappings of royalty. In both pageantry and policy, he has established a new, more audacious version of the imperial presidency.
Trump Takes America’s ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level
In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has greatly expanded executive power while embracing the trappings of royalty in ways not seen in the modern era.
nyti.ms
December 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I suggest we’re witnessing the lightbulb last burst of light!
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The Chinese government once focused on political dissidents and exiled activists. Now, federal officials say, it is targeting artists in the U.S. whose creative protests test its tolerance.
‘Orwellian Climate of Fear’: How China Cracks Down on Critics in the U.S.
The Chinese government once focused on political dissidents and exiled activists. Now, federal officials say, it is targeting artists in the United States whose creative protests test its tolerance.
nyti.ms
December 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Chinese government once focused on political dissidents and exiled activists. Now, federal officials say, it is targeting artists in the U.S. whose creative protests test its tolerance.
Time for anther network to run the ball!
Not to be too conspiratorial, but this story would undoubtedly portray the Trump admin in a bad light (they sent innocent people to be tortured through a process the Supreme Court unanimously held lacked due process) and now CBS isn't airing it on time.
An Editor’s Note from 60 Minutes
December 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Time for anther network to run the ball!
Where’s the Supreme Court ruling?
Five Below has raised prices on gifts and stocking stuffers, with tariffs and more licensed products pushing many items above $5.
After holiday shopping at Five Below, I was surprised by how many items cost more than $5
Five Below has raised prices on gifts and stocking stuffers, with tariffs and more licensed products pushing many items above $5.
www.businessinsider.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Where’s the Supreme Court ruling?
Risk too high
December 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Risk too high
It actually may be a break. Look at this way, the only way is up!
Despite months of networking and filling out job applications throughout her senior year, the only offer University of Hawaii at Manoa graduate Ashley Terrell received, she says, was promoting power tool products at a local Home Depot for $25 an hour.
Why it's so hard for Gen Z to find a job right now: 'None of us are really thriving’
Gen Z is now figuring out how to compete in an increasingly small job market and deciding whether a college degree is still the key to landing a stable job.
cnb.cx
December 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It actually may be a break. Look at this way, the only way is up!
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An escalating standoff between the U.S. and Venezuela has led both countries’ militaries to jam satellite navigation signals in the Caribbean to guard against a potential attack, data show, putting air and sea traffic in the region at greater risk of a collision or accident.
U.S. and Venezuela Jam Caribbean GPS Signals to Thwart Attacks, Raising Flight Hazard
Military brinkmanship between President Trump and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has led to an increase in electronic warfare in the region.
nyti.ms
December 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
An escalating standoff between the U.S. and Venezuela has led both countries’ militaries to jam satellite navigation signals in the Caribbean to guard against a potential attack, data show, putting air and sea traffic in the region at greater risk of a collision or accident.
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What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom.
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom.
1/2 The primary mechanism that has been cited as creating an "outsourcing incentive" is part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which established the "Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income" (GILTI) regime.
American business since Reagan raced to the bottom, top management too all the money, shareholders expect unrealistic returns, and the workers got the shaft. NO CEO deserves more than 50 times the lowest paid work salary and put an end to stock options / stock buybacks.
December 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
1/2 The primary mechanism that has been cited as creating an "outsourcing incentive" is part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which established the "Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income" (GILTI) regime.
Nothing new here!
iRobot joins the latest string of hardware companies filing for bankruptcy, exposing an impossible problem: build overseas to survive, but risk getting copied.
The new episode of Equity breaks it down. Listen here:
https://tcrn.ch/494ilVl
The new episode of Equity breaks it down. Listen here:
https://tcrn.ch/494ilVl
December 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Nothing new here!
Calling for hanging judges abandons due process, threatens judicial independence, risks criminal liability for incitement or threats, invites impeachment or disqualification, and signals authoritarian contempt for the Constitution and rule of law.
This, too, is outrageous -- firing an immigration judge because he granted asylum to six people. Trump's folks have made clear they want "deportation judges." Just rejecting any semblance of due process. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US army lawyer fired as immigration judge after defying Trump deportation agenda
Christopher Day was fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum to migrants at a high rate
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Calling for hanging judges abandons due process, threatens judicial independence, risks criminal liability for incitement or threats, invites impeachment or disqualification, and signals authoritarian contempt for the Constitution and rule of law.
Arguing the super-rich deserve immunity because they fund inner-city projects is trickle-down folly; fair taxation demands they carry their weight, not purchase silence or justice.
As some Democrats turn toward “eat the rich” populism, they run a risk: alienating the wealthy who help finance urban projects
The Risks of Democrats Embracing Eat-the-Rich Populism
The more President Donald Trump stumbles while trying to talk about affordability — Wednesday night’s bizarre speech was just the latest example — the more Democrats believe they have a winning issue in next year’s midterm elections. And why not? Trump’s approval rating on the economy is the lowest it has ever been, and a string of polls show many Americans are angry and worried about stubbornly high prices for groceries, housing and utilities.
bloom.bg
December 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Arguing the super-rich deserve immunity because they fund inner-city projects is trickle-down folly; fair taxation demands they carry their weight, not purchase silence or justice.
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Lying about the economy. Escalating violence in the Caribbean. Lashing out at his foes on Truth Social.
Trump’s mental instability was on full display this week.
It’s time to have a serious conversation about removing him from office.
https://youtu.be/uW-KvIkH7dU
Trump’s mental instability was on full display this week.
It’s time to have a serious conversation about removing him from office.
https://youtu.be/uW-KvIkH7dU
The Biggest A**hole in History? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Lying about the economy. Escalating violence in the Caribbean. Lashing out at his foes on Truth Social.
Trump’s mental instability was on full display this week.
It’s time to have a serious conversation about removing him from office.
https://youtu.be/uW-KvIkH7dU
Trump’s mental instability was on full display this week.
It’s time to have a serious conversation about removing him from office.
https://youtu.be/uW-KvIkH7dU
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social called Trump on his program unhinged! That was well before his national tv meltdown. He’s not well which suggest he will step down within six months or less. Perhaps on that note Susan Wiles Vanity article was a cry for help!
In Washington these days, the word often whispered by Republicans and shouted by Democrats and Never Trumpers is “unhinged.” Trump's own top aide calls it an "alcoholic's personality." This was a week that Trump's uninhibited second term was on display. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
Shouting, Ranting, Insulting: Trump’s Uninhibited Second Term
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social called Trump on his program unhinged! That was well before his national tv meltdown. He’s not well which suggest he will step down within six months or less. Perhaps on that note Susan Wiles Vanity article was a cry for help!
And where is Sen Tom Cotton and Sen John Boozman?
John Deere got this video taken off our YouTube for two weeks. It took our lawyers reaching out to YouTube to get it back up.
The video lays out how a handful of corporations took control of the agriculture industry, bankrupting farmers and screwing us all over.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl02...
The video lays out how a handful of corporations took control of the agriculture industry, bankrupting farmers and screwing us all over.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl02...
We Went to Arkansas. The Farm Crisis Will Shock You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
And where is Sen Tom Cotton and Sen John Boozman?
And the beat goes in!
December 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
And the beat goes in!
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The $816 million contract follows a separate $515 million — both awarded by the U.S. Space Development Agency.
Rocket Lab wins another defense-related space contract | TechCrunch
The $816 million contract follows a separate $515 million — both awarded by the U.S. Space Development Agency.
techcrunch.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The $816 million contract follows a separate $515 million — both awarded by the U.S. Space Development Agency.
Maybe sooner
Three years and one month from today, I’m going to grab a pickax and pull those letters off that building, but I’m going to need help holding the ladder. Are you in? Applying for my carpenter’s card today, so it’ll be a union job!!!
December 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Maybe sooner
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Toyotathon and other end-of-year sales events are a bit different this year. Patrick George on why America is stuck with expensive cars for the foreseeable future:
The Backlash Against Car Prices Is Here
There's plenty of blame to go around, and no easy fix.
bit.ly
December 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Toyotathon and other end-of-year sales events are a bit different this year. Patrick George on why America is stuck with expensive cars for the foreseeable future:
We shouldn’t be surprised. Will this be used as cannon fodder 2026 elections or will this be the drip drip as another distraction takes hold
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
We shouldn’t be surprised. Will this be used as cannon fodder 2026 elections or will this be the drip drip as another distraction takes hold
Is there something else we’re missing? She was a staunch supporter of Israel and according to Whipple, Vanity Fair, Susan Wiles said she and Trump are very worried about MAGA backlash on Netanyahu
Here we go. Elise Stefanik changed everything she was, everything she believed in, for power. And in the end, Trump endorsed another dude and Elise is out.
Shameful
Shameful
December 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Is there something else we’re missing? She was a staunch supporter of Israel and according to Whipple, Vanity Fair, Susan Wiles said she and Trump are very worried about MAGA backlash on Netanyahu
Circular deals or lazy Suzie?
Amazon will reportedly invest up to $10B in OpenAI...who will use that money to buy Amazon's products.
And the Equity Podcast team asks: How do we even define real revenue with all these circular deals?
Listen here: https://tcrn.ch/494ilVl
And the Equity Podcast team asks: How do we even define real revenue with all these circular deals?
Listen here: https://tcrn.ch/494ilVl
December 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Circular deals or lazy Suzie?
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The TikTok US joint venture fails to address the main concerns at the heart of the dispute
The TikTok Question Is Being Swept Under the Rug
A TikTok deal has finally been reached. Almost. Pending agreement from Beijing, the app’s owner, ByteDance Ltd., has agreed to a joint venture that will produce an American version of TikTok that is majority owned by US investors.
bloom.bg
December 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The TikTok US joint venture fails to address the main concerns at the heart of the dispute