Meta just paid the lowest effective federal tax rate in its history.
Thanks to tax breaks and loopholes, it avoided $13.7B in 2025 federal income taxes.
But now it's planning to lay off 10% of its global workforce (8,000 people) by May 20 — with more job cuts later this year.
Trickle down hoax.
I can’t believe the company that’s founded by a fascist vampire and named after an evil wizard‘s all seeing stone has some fucked up ideas about politics.
Whatever you do, don’t get FBI-Director drunk.
In 1994, I took a lot of heat for this speech warning that the American middle class was in danger. Watch and tell me if I was wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnd0eSuxu84
Power to the people
Stop acting like you’re having a good time: it’s counterrevolutionary.
"There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of us," write @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, @gabrielzucman.bsky.social, and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
It’s hard to pay bills
then pop pills.
Liam has reminded me of something I've been meaning to do for a while:
Why "Beauvoir" and not "de Beauvoir"?
A thread 🧵
Amazon will pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that two of its Oregon data centers helped contaminate groundwater.
This is exactly why communities across the country are organizing to stop data centers — and winning.
Never doubt your power to change the system.
more seriously congrats to the hungarian people for kicking that asshole out
Evening viewing.
Amazon wants all the control of an employer without any of the responsibility. It’s time to pass the Delivery Protection Act to say goodbye to Amazon’s union busting loopholes.
Hopefully someday soon the United States can become a normal country.
People have said some good things to me over the years.
he is sick.
How do plants experience their deaths?
The passenger.
National Geographic Award winning photograph of the year.
So beautiful. 🐝🐝🐝
Debatable, but it’s definitely top-5.
Read this one yesterday hot off the press.
Love this guy.
Dr. Strangelove still. Capt. Lionel Mandrake looks freaked out as hell. The insane general Jack D Ripper has his arm around him.
The vibes RN
What has Trump achieved? The same as before he started but worse, at mind-blowing expense.
McKay’s turned out to be worth a visit ;)
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