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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
Tesla paid $1 billion in taxes to China & $0 in federal income taxes to the US. At least 88 highly profitable corporations paid $0 federal income tax last year while bringing in $ billions. Disney, CVS, Palantir, Taco Bell & others are making massive profits, paying executives enormous ⬇️
shaving my belly in solidarity with the cat
ME: So much to do today holy god help
ALSO ME: I can watch The Boys of Summer music video several times in a row as a warm up treat
www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Yes, Jenifer Rajkumar forged signatures, including one of a long-time dedicated DSA member.
Why am I not seeing more about this on my timeline? They're breaking ground on the Hochul-Trump gas pipeline RIGHT NOW in Brooklyn.
Opinion Editorial Board America’s income tax is progressive The rich already pay more than their fair share
Unbelievable stuff from the Washington Post on behalf of Jeff Bezos today.
are you even roiling beneath your calm demeanor bro
Contrary to public perception a huge % of pregnant teenagers in the 1990s were impregnated by adult men. The younger they were, the larger the average age gap between mother and father was. Fixing teen pregnancy was in part a clampdown on statutory rape. That's what conservatives want to reverse.
The electrical revolution is happening - across several domains - faster and further than almost anyone dared predict. And any country that does not embrace it will be left in the fossil age.
Happy Surrender and Freedom Day! On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Potomac. home.nps.gov/apco/planyou...
I hate having to do the "look, they're normal just like us" post, but sometimes you have to do that when American propaganda tries to convince everyone Iranians are "animals".
NEW: Fifteen laws in 11 states that could immunize the fossil fuel industry from climate-related legal claims have either been passed or are being debated.
Many bills are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo.
A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!
God help us.
I've heard of Earth Day... but Earth Night?!
Come party for a great cause on 4/22
secure.actblue.com/donate/earth...
@nycdsaecosoc.bsky.social @planetoverprofit.org #HotGirlsOrganize
NYTimes Headline: The Women Who Believe That Women Should Lose the Right to Vote Subhead: Adherents to biblical patriarchy support household voting: One household, one vote--the husband's. They say the idea is catching on.
The New York Times rolling up its sleeves to do the hard work of normalizing the idea that women should not have the right to vote.
the trump administration is selling this country wholesale to rapacious, extractive industries that will destroy our collective resources for private profit morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
Almost 750 U.S. troops have been wounded or killed in the Middle East since October 2023, an analysis by The Intercept has found. But the Pentagon won’t acknowledge it.
NEW: The Commie Corridor didn't happen overnight. Neither will its sequel.
No Congressional District in America has more renters than NY-13. Zohran won it by 20 points last June.
Adriano Espaillat has outlasted everyone.
But his district is changing:
open.substack.com/pub/michaell...
if you thought China was going to be the big economic loser from our Iran War -- since CHina purchases so much Iranian oil -- think again.
Goldman Sachs thinks China will take half the hit to GDP growth we will, thanks in part to the country's massive investments in renewables + big oil reserves
TAX THE RICH, NOT THE POOR
well when you put it that way!
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ur a jockstrap
i'm a strapped jock
One important point missing from this debate.
If we build a lot of behind the meter solar power for data centers, it doesn't raise grid costs. Sun supply unaffected.
If we build a lot of behind the meter gas power for data centers, it still raises grid costs due to higher gas prices for all.
AMERICA CAN HAVE HIGH-SPEED ELECTRIC TRAINS AND ACCESS VAST RENEWABLE ENERGY REGIONS WITH THIS ONE WEIRD TRICK: www.greenjuice.wtf/all-aboard/
#energysky #climatesky #greensky #trainsky #transmissionsky
wtf is wrong with you