Sassinake

rbreich , 1 month ago to Random

The Appeal to Heaven flag isn't just tied to Jan 6.

It's a Christian nationalist symbol.

Christian nationalists believe that the law of the land is not the Constitution, but instead the law of God as they interpret it.

Do you see the problem with Alito flying this flag?

Sassinake , 1 month ago

@rbreich
Can we call them Chrisnas?

rbreich , 1 month ago to Random

In his speech to the NRA, Trump yet again suggested he might serve more than two terms.

The 22nd Amendment bars that, but if the 14th Amendment didn't apply to him, why should any others?

If Trump wins, do you believe he will leave office at the end of a second term?

Sassinake , 1 month ago

@rbreich
I think Trump will declare himself the winner even if he loses this election.

What happens next depends on whether people go to war over it.

rbreich , 1 month ago to Random

Effective tax rates before and after the Trump tax law:

Verizon
Before: 21%
After: 8%

Walmart
Before: 31%
After: 17%

AT&T
Before: 13%
After: 3%

Walt Disney
Before: 26%
After: 8%

FedEx
Before: 18%
After: 1%

This is what a corporate giveaway looks like.

Sassinake , 1 month ago

@rbreich
the real moochers and welfare queens

rbreich , 1 month ago to Random

Sunday caption: What? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-caption-what?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Sassinake , 1 month ago

@rbreich

A 'House of Cards' fan.

Sassinake , 1 month ago

@rbreich

rbreich , 1 month ago to Random

Boeing shareholders approved a $33M pay package for CEO Dave Calhoun, despite overseeing huge losses and safety problems.

It's the biggest package ever given to a Boeing CEO.

Calhoun is resigning by year's end. Guess what he gets then?

A $45 million golden parachute.

Unreal.

Sassinake , 1 month ago

@rbreich

unfair to workers and travellers alike.

literally putting people's lives in danger and treating it like the 'cost of business'.

rbreich , 1 month ago to Random

The Biden Admin's rule limiting credit card late fees was set to begin tomorrow.

But a Trump-appointed judge blocked it at the request of the Chamber of Commerce — costing U.S. families an estimated $27 million a day.

MAGA and corporate interests want to keep ripping you off.

Sassinake , 1 month ago

@rbreich please link sources

rbreich , 1 month ago to Random

Each of Trump's 34 criminal counts of false business filings in the New York case carries a penalty of up to four years in prison.

If Trump is convicted, what should the sentence be?

Sassinake , 1 month ago

@rbreich
34 years should be enough at the Rich Folks country club 'prison'.

but I expect him to be 'confined' to Mar-A-Lago with an ankle bracelet someone else will volunteer to wear for him, and of course, continued access to the internet. And his money.

rbreich , 1 month ago to Random

Trump asked Big Oil execs to give him $1 billion for his campaign.

He promised lower taxes and a rollback of Biden's climate regulations and clean energy programs in return.

Trump is literally willing to take bribes in exchange for the destruction of the planet.

Be warned.

Sassinake , 1 month ago

@rbreich

Trump has put the Govt of the USA on the bidding block.

rbreich , 1 month ago to Random

Call me crazy, but maybe presidents who get themselves indicted shouldn't have their criminal trials presided over by judges they themselves appointed.

Sassinake , 1 month ago

@rbreich

It's like corruption and conflics of interest are no longer crimes in America.

It's like a bunch of crimes are now unenforceable against the ruling class... by now, I mean visibly, unashamedly; they are effectively immune to the justice system.

If there is no justice, there is no government, certainly no democracy.

rbreich , 1 month ago to Random

Office Hours: Is Biden focusing on the right issue? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-is-biden-focusing-on?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Sassinake , 1 month ago

@rbreich

The War Beast must be fed.

The choice is between Palestinians or minority Americans.

rbreich , 1 month ago to Random

Sunday caption contest: Protest? https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-caption-contest-protest?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Sassinake , 1 month ago

@rbreich

The Beast of War must be fed.

rbreich , 1 month ago to Random

Trump set the overtime pay threshold at a disgraceful $35,500 per year. Biden just raised it to $58,600.

Biden banned noncompete agreements. A plaintiff trying to reverse the ban is a Trump tax adviser.

Biden is fighting for workers. Trump wants to tear them down.

Sassinake , 1 month ago

@rbreich
but is it worth the sacrifice of an entire people?

rbreich , 1 month ago to Random

If this is your boss, you need a union. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imSORlhc-lA&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Sassinake , 1 month ago

@rbreich
You are the best man today, Jedi Master Bob.

rbreich , 2 months ago to Random

Should Billionaires Exist? | Robert Reich https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTAlWw9Hbcg&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Sassinake , 2 months ago

@rbreich

No more than Royalty should.
It's the same damn thing, really:

A handful of people so powerful they bend the laws of society around them and suck the life out of everyone and poison everything else.

You had a whole Revolution over this?

Was it only about /where/ the power was concentrated? Was it only to establish an 'American' Monarchy/Oligarchy?