As Trump's war on Iran continues, reminder that his own son-in-law Jared Kushner — who is leading negotiations with Iran — stands to profit from lucrative contracts with its regional rivals.
War gives dictators like Trump (and his family) more power and more wealth.
Not what the fossil fuel oligarchs had in mind, exactly. But very, very nice.
This is a snapshot of the failure of MSM and the concomitant ignorance within the American electorate about what is happening in and to their country.
Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19):
NYT: 5 of 58
WashPost: 1 of 43
WSJ: 0 of 40
AP: 0 of 26
CNN Wire: 0 of 18
NY Post: 0 of 17
Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4
LA Times: 0 of 4
Boston Globe: 0 of 2
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.
Everything the Ellison family could own if Paramount buys Warner Bros:
Paramount+
CBS
CNN
Showtime
HBO
Warner Bros
TNT
TBS
MTV
DC Studios
Nickelodeon
Comedy Central
Cartoon Network
And more...
This is a rotten deal that the Trump regime has rubber stamped.
State AGs must step in and block it.
The NFL barely cares about violence against women. They definitely don’t care about extramarital activity.
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), who is staunchly pro-life as a legislator, pressured his mistress into having an abortion, but it's OK because he also pressured his ex-wife into having two abortions.
Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), a longtime advocate of "family values," showed his commitment by allegedly having an extramarital affair
🚨 Trump’s DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin just told Fox: “We want the right kind of immigrants.”
Not “legal.” “Right kind.”
This is the quiet part out loud—eugenics with a Fox News smile. Mass deportations were always about who they decide doesn’t belong.
MAGA’s mask is off.
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Fox News’ own Jessica Tarlov called tRump “straight up delusional” after his latest brag about skyrocketing the Dow to 50,000 in one year while gas hits $4+ and families struggle with tariffs and war costs.
tRump hates truth.
MAGA reality denial is pathetic.
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Disney's new CEO, whose pay package is worth nearly $45M, just announced 1,000 layoffs.
Reminder that Disney paid an effective federal income tax rate of ZERO in 2025 and aims to buy back $7B of its own stock in 2026.
This is what corporate greed looks like.
There is no justification for today’s extraordinary concentration of wealth at the very top. It’s distorting our politics, rigging our markets and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people.
you can't make this shit up
they want young women to have babies while many don't have access to healthcare, SNAP food benefits, and affordable housing?
Teen births crashing is good!!!
Reagan's GOP liked to call their coalition a "three-legged stool" made up of the Religious Right, libertarians and anticommunists.
Trump's GOP has its own coalition, but it's made up of white supremacists, pedophiles and traitors. And its leaders are often all three!
Meanwhile, the typical American will pay a federal income tax rate of 14.5%
This is what a rigged system looks like.
[Via @itep.org]
Remember this the next time corporations whine about minimum wage increases.
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.
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
Vanceseems to think that you can separate politics and morality and the church should stay out of the first one, even when it involves the mass slaughter of children. There is a thing in Matthew 6:3 about your right hand not knowing what your left hand is doing, but it's about charity, not murder.
he won because the marginal voter thought he would make them economically secure, if not rich. he *thinks* he won because of anti-trans bigotry. he has spent his time in office ignoring the concerns of the marginal voter and focusing on the preoccupations of ideologues.
this is legitimately fascinating as an a real life demonstration of why trump is flailing
It’s important to fully investigate credible allegations to determine the truth. Since Republicans agree, let’s do the guy in the Oval Office too. apnews.com/article/cong...
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.
I hope more people focus on the import of this turnout last year. Not least bc standing up to bigotry can itself be a rallying cry.
One of my cartoons in Monday's Metro
God bless them.
A good day for democracy and a bad day for JD
