Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:
Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%
Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%
This is what a rigged system looks like.
The semi-aquatic dinosaur, Spinosaurus mirabilis, was discovered by an international team of scientists working in Niger. n.pr/4rygjEV
You’re right Mike Lee, this is indeed huge, since 64% of #Maine voters, over 308,000, rejected these types of voter restrictions just a mere 3 months ago.
But then again we really can’t expect or trust Susan Collins to truly represent her constituents’ message.
#resist #mepolitics #MESen #VoteBlue
Buster from the tv show ‘Arrested Development’ holding an arm full of plushies while he looks at his mother Lucille, saying, “these are my awards, mother, from FIFA.“
Who has made this 🤣
It’s all so exhausting but stay engaged even when the news feels like a migraine wearing a trench coat. Authoritarianism counts on exhaustion. Democracy depends on very boring persistence.
Frogs in slowly heating water is a popular allegory for being unaware that you are being destroyed in an incrementally worsening situation.
But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop
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still in shock every time i see kristi noem or other MAGA women who look like they are porn stars performing in a reality TV show "cruelty island"
Two children were killed and seventeen people were injured in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School.
A Cracker Barrel logo change received far more scrutiny and attention than any fight against the epidemic of gun violence in this country.
Our priorities remain idiotic.
Support your public library. Defend your public library. Slay the enemies of your public library.
Don't threaten me with a good time.
In his latest column, @strim.bsky.social urges Mainers to vote "No" to Question 1 on the November ballot, as it's a GOP-backed proposal that would roll back absentee voting, restrict drop boxes, eliminate prepaid postage, and add a strict photo ID requirement. Click below to read his full piece!
Our current President is a traitorous, convicted felon, and a court-adjudicated rapist who lacks the intelligence, character, decency, and cognitive ability to lead. His presence is doing us irreparable harm.
We should not normalize him, but normalize stating the truth about him.
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🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Such violence!
And that is why we're in such a dangerous time. Donald's extremism has been sanewashed by media. There's an inherent imbalance in how Donald is covered by media vs. how media approaches other politicians. Donald has bullied media into softening their stance.
Urge the Senate to Reject the House-Passed Budget Bill that Will Harm Students and Working Families www.nea.org/advocating-f...
Van Hollen on Fox News Sunday: "I'm not vouching for the man. I'm vouching for the man's rights. His constitutional rights to due process."
Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
BREAKING: The country of Norway just entered a bill to give transgender Americans asylum in the country of Norway…
LGBTQ+ STRONG! 🌈✨
Good morning. Today is the 80th day that the U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors. It's the biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency.
80th day of Trump's bribery scheme operating out in the open.
CNN put together a collection of clips of various Trump officials who were on the signal chat criticizing Hillary Clinton’s email server
No kings. Not ever.
youtu.be/VZk4hhSPMG0?...
Public schools are the heart of our communities. That is why today, educators, parents, students, and more are rallying to defend our public schools from the people in power who want to destroy public education.
Join us: sign the pledge to #ProtectOurKids.
COLBERT, on Rep. Al Green’s removal:
“Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine."
@latenightercom.bsky.social
Let this sink in.
