The Billionaires Won!

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."

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What do these corporations have in common?

Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel

In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.

This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.

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The Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How We Get Out of It | Robert Reich Robert Reich

I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now.

I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.

It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.

81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.

Thanks Clooney! 👀

Men With Rolexes

Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.

McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.

Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.

See the problem?

It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]

Eat The Rich

#thebillionaireswon #eattherich

BREAKING: California has a new ballot measure that will charge a one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires.

It only taxes 204 people, but will bring in $100 BILLION to fund decimated healthcare and schools…

Do you support this?! 🤚

No Kings Only Queens 🚫👑

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

The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.

Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.

The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.

Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M

See the problem?

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Look at all the countries supporting 🇺🇸 NO KINGS demonstration on Saturday!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL THESE COUNTRIES ✊🏻🫂🩵🌎

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SCOOP: No Kings organizers tell MeidasTouch that RSVPs for the "No Kings" rallies have more than doubled since Mike Johnson and Republicans started attacking them

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The Billionaires Won. Now what?

He gives $20 Billion of OUR dollars to bailout Argentina without consulting Congress or the American people. Does that seem like the actions of a KING to you?

Join us & let him know just what you think about that this Saturday, 10/18

#NoThronesNoCrownsNO_KINGS 👑

This is serious. JD Vance just confirmed Trump is considering invoking the Insurrection Act — deploying troops on U.S. soil against his own people.

💰 He’s using OUR tax dollars for HIS power grab.

👑 But in America, we don’t do kings.

On Oct 18, we rise. Peacefully. Powerfully. Together. #NoKings

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From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich Robert Reich

We’re in the second Gilded Age just like the first — when America’s wealth was in the hands of a few, money corrupted politics, and working people were abused and exploited.

It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the first Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back.

Read that again..,👇

That’s what this is really all about.

Money.

Enjoy. 😎✨