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bigheadtales

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Veteran of the media wars from broadcast to cable to streaming. Equal parts outrage and argument.

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I apologize in advance for going on a bit and saying mean things from time to time.

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Once again, I just want to say that lavish gifts to Supreme Court justices shouldn’t just be “disclosed.” They should be banned, outright. This should not be a radical position.

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We shouldn’t be at all surprised given they just rules that “gratuities” given after the fact aren’t considered bribes and are not illegal anymore.

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Why Trump Is Partnering With Christian Nationalists | Robert Reich https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XsORP-VuRI&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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Trump and Republicans have courted the evangelical christians for decades because they know they’re the most gullible humans on the planet and will believe anything they’re told.

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25 corporations pretending to honor Pride month have donated $18 million to anti-LGBTQ+ politicians since November 2022.

Ignore the marketing and follow the money.

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@rbreich It's sickening that has directed to resume contributions to anti-LGBTQ+ to appease and a handful of filthy rich fascist Wall Street investors.

isn't for regular Americans anymore. It's for the rich and the MAGA.

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John Deere has laid off roughly 1000 workers so far this year.

But the company reported a profit of over $10 billion in 2023.

Its CEO received $26.7 million in total compensation.

And it spent over $7 billion on stock buybacks.

Textbook corporate greed.

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Just as Bob Iger laid off over 7,000 employees in 2023 despite bragging about reporting over $28 billion in profit in 2022.

Iger did buy back $1 billion in 2024 and pledged $3 billion more.

Purely coincidentally, Iger received a massive raise, a contract extension, and is buying a 2nd mega yacht.

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In the years after Trump's tax cuts, S&P 500 corporations spent $2.72 trillion on stock buybacks to enrich wealthy shareholders. That's more than what they spent on investments in plants and technology to boost production and create jobs. So much for trickling down, huh?

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Corporations seem only to exist now to pander to a handful of filthy rich Wall Street investors, it's not about business, it's not about the brand or the product, everything they do is a stunt to raise stock prices and cash in.

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The Supreme Court just overturned a federal ban on bump stocks, the device that let the Las Vegas shooter injure more than 500 people and kill 60 within minutes.

80% of Americans supported the ban — even Trump!

SCOTUS has once again defied the will of the people.

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Those sweet vacations, private jet flights, sweet real estate deals, motorhomes, private retreats at Nazi camps, and other assorted monetary "gifts" all come with strings attached.

The Republican puppets controlling have completely corrupted the court.

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Banning medical debt from credit reports.

Cracking down on junk fees.

Banning non-competes.

Capping credit card fees.

Negotiating drug prices.

Expanding OT pay.

These Biden policies don't make headlines, but this is what it looks like when government works for the people.

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This is what the right brands as socialism.

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Don't tell me we “can’t afford” to fight the climate crisis.

A new study found the economic costs of the crisis are 6x larger than previously thought. It's estimated we'll lose 12% of world GDP per degree of warming.

Saving the climate is both morally & financially right.

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But think about the poor oil billionaires and kleptocrats? Who’s looking out for them?

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A pro-insurrection flag flew outside Samuel Alito's home after January 6th.

Clarence Thomas’ wife worked to overturn the 2020 election.

Both justices are set to rule on cases related to January 6th and subverting the election.

Is it any wonder Americans don't trust SCOTUS?

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led by , the anti-American fascist insurrectionist and the rest of the puppet controlling have now denied black and native Americans their vote in South Carolina to protect the .

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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?

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If the manages to seize power (losing the election is moot as they will refuse to accept the results again) will only leave in a coffin and will be replaced by his chosen successor (Baron, likely, unless Ivanka gets back on the daddy program).

If take power in 2024 there will no longer be real elections and America will fall to fascism.

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The FTC found evidence that a US oil exec colluded with OPEC in 2021 and 2022 to cut production and drive up prices.

The price-fixing scam is estimated to have cost Americans an extra $2,100 per year.

When I say corporate greed is driving inflation, this is what I mean.

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@rbreich It probably also helped Republicans candidates who put their interests over Americans.

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The cruelty is the point. https://www.comicsands.com/mcentee-fake-money-unhoused-people-2668249339.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

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Certainly it's al about the cruelty, that's what Republicans thrive on.

But isn't distributing counterfit currency, regardless of how or why, illegal? Shouldn't he be up on charges?

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Many of same Republicans in Congress sharing Mother's Day wishes also oppose paid family leave and universal childcare. Hello?

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The are, however, very interested in "ripe and fertile" 12-year-olds.

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Pepsi replaced its 32oz Gatorade bottle with a 28oz for the same price.

Nabisco shrank the family size box of Wheat Thins by 12%.

General Mills shrank the family size box of Cocoa Puffs by 6%.

Frito-Lay shrank the size of a bag of Doritos by 5%.

Shrinkflation is everywhere.

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I think Kleenex now puts 23 tissues in a square box. But Kimberly-Clark still keeps the high price and the same sized box that used to hold 100 tissues.

You know, to service that massive installed base of tissue box holders already in people's homes.

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Who knew the paper between slices had 10 calories?

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Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles

Tesla is also getting rid of its public policy team, despite robotaxi ambitions.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-to-lay-off-everyone-working-on-superchargers-new-vehicles/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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Yet Elon Musk thinks he deserves a multi-billion dollar salary?!?

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I can't believe I even have to say this, but it is not normal that the Supreme Court is taking its sweet time to decide if the president can incite an insurrection to overturn an election and maintain power. This should have been decided already. The answer is no!

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The puppet majority are doing what they did for Bush; they’re working for the party and their filthy rich benefactors.

The ultra right # fascists on have sold the court to the highest bidder.

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Trump’s team claimed that their tax law would boost household income by $4,000.

Well, the numbers are in.

New research shows that workers who earned less than $114,000 saw “no change in earnings.”

Meanwhile, top executive salaries increased sharply.

It was always a scam.

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The cost me an additional $5,000 a year in additional taxes.

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Between 1978 and 2022:

-Worker pay grew by 15%

-Top exec pay jumped by 1,209%

Major US CEOs are now paid 344 times more than their typical employees.

When I say corporate CEOs are exploiting labor, this is what I mean.

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And these same executives are bleeding companies dry with stock buybacks and exorbitant executive bonuses while cutting the throats of workers until the companies collapse and they move on to the next multimillion dollar paycheck to suck the next company dry.

The very definition of .

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