This isn’t just music teachers. It’s all ASD fine arts teachers which mean the same situation for elementary art teachers. Also the same situation for how many art classes kids will received. Devastating.
Tesla saved $400 million on its federal taxes by shifting billions of its U.S. profits to countries with lower tax rates.
Yes: While you paid your taxes in full, giant corporations maneuvered to pay as little as possible — and it’s all perfectly legal for them.
The system is rigged.
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.
Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.
Amazon, which saved $4B in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill, has cut 30,000 jobs since last October.
Verizon, which saved $2B, plans to cut 15,000 jobs this year.
Meta, which saved $3B, plans to lay off 20% or more of its workforce.
Trickle-down economics is a cruel joke.
The effective federal corporate income tax rate:
1950: 50%
1990: 25%
2020: 13%
Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate.
That is how we will pay for it.
Did the MOST FAMOUS SLOVENE know Jeffrey Epstein? Mr. Newberger with the rhymes.
youtu.be/vB_J9Sw2ipk
That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress beforehand, or our allies, or coherently explain to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.
Reminder that Congress has the power to stop this.
Another beautiful Easter message from the President who loves Jesus with all his heart and soul.
I already had enough and canceled ADN. I’m tired of this pandering to the billionaire millionaire class.
Rewatching old @ricksteves.bsky.social Art of Europe on @pbs.org
I’m reminded how much I love his detailed and interesting explorations of spaces I may never get to in my life, but I can share with my art students so that they too can dream of an amazing trip to see beautiful art. ❤️❤️❤️🤩
RELEASE ALL THE EPSTEIN FILES
#ICE going to work TSA? What could go wrong?
Yep. I definitely got that vibe from him right from the get-go.
Bill Hill is so close. But he can’t say he won’t caucus with pedophile protectors, war mongers, and moral bankruptcy. He’s just so close, but he still dances around the truth. That makes me sad. For that I’ll rank him second unless this changes.
h/t to @adammockler.com for pointing out this gem from 2016.
About 70% of the U.S. economy runs on consumer spending.
But as wealth concentrates at the top, the richest 10% can’t spend enough to sustain it — while everyone else can’t afford to.
Reminder that trickle-down economics simply doesn’t make sense. It’s a hoax.
For those who have forgotten the past 40 years:
Tax cuts for the rich
...don’t trickle down
Boosting military spending
...doesn’t bring peace
Slashing regulations
...doesn’t create jobs
Folks, we’ve seen this all before.
Asking “how are you doing?” Not as they walk by without expecting a response, but rather stopping, looking at me, asking, and expecting a real answer. That is genuine care and concern.
Like clockwork.
If every person who has attempted or plans to attend a No Kings March votes Blue in the midterm election Congress can be retaken. Think about what this simple act can accomplish. Be sure you double check that you are registered to vote well in advance. This is a very patriotic act .
Screenshot of an X post by Acyn quoting CNN: “We’re told that Pentagon briefers did make a stark acknowledgment, and that was that there was no indication that Iran was preparing to preemptively strike U.S. bases.” Below is a CNN split-screen segment showing a female anchor on the left and a male correspondent on the right. A red “BREAKING NEWS” banner reads: “SOURCES: BRIEFERS TO CONGRESS UNDERCUT WHITE HOUSE CLAIM OF IMMINENT IRANIAN THREAT.”
Just like Venezuela does not send fentanyl to the U.S. and Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction. It’s all been false flags to justify military aggression and war.
They always say you get what you vote for.
I must wonder, those of you who voted for Trump, did you vote for another forever war? Was this what you really wanted?
The costs of this Iran war debacle will likely be more than the cost of extending the ACA health insurance subsidies.
If you asked Americans, which do you want: another war in the Middle East or lower health care costs at home, is the margin 90 to 10? 95 to 5?
This aged well. Note the author.
"The Peace President." [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]
Sen Murkowski - do not confirm! Alaskan deserve real advice that is medically backed. We need vaccines.
Bill Bramhall cartoon.
Warnock: "Jesus is a victim of identity theft in American politics and culture"
