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Director, Stratification Economics at The Roosevelt Institute/Roosevelt Forward @rooseveltinstitute.org Sociologist, Dad, Autistic person, Bathos-Enjoyer Taxes are what we pay for civilized society Opinions are my own
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Update: Gov. Walz confirms that Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed. Officials are “cautiously optimistic” that state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife will survive their injuries.

Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"

You know it would really help those of us critiquing neoliberalism if the term wasn't used as a bogeyman. "The Nintendo Switch 2 is $450 because of neoliberalism." "My bedtime is 10pm because of neoliberalism."

Two Minnesota state legislators were shot in their homes last night according to early news reports. There is an ongoing manhunt

🧵 on incentives

BREAKING: The decision suggested that the scale of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign — an issue that is at the heart of his presidency — is hurting industries and constituencies that he does not want to lose.

ICE is going to parks in Los Angeles and kidnapping nannies who are caring for small children The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted Women and children in parks

I met Billy West at an art store at the Monmouth Mall in NJ in the 90s. He was there to promote signed animation cells from Ren and Stimpy and told me to look out for a new episode called, "Eggyölkeo" that was coming soon.

The White House has already previewed their legal argument in the military deployment at the border context; they argue it's not a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act because the troops are not arresting the person, merely temporarily detaining them for local law enforcement to arrive.

Trump just announced new 50% tariffs on household appliances like dishwashers, washing machines, refrigerators. Hope no one out there was in the middle of a remodel, or had a stove recently conk out www.reuters.com/world/us/hom...

I encourage everyone to consider attending one of the many demonstrations planned for tomorrow across the country. Show up. Demand accountability. Peacefully protest. Find the rally closest to you: NoKings.org

lol

Folks, @resnikoff.bsky.social is right

it is hard to find better examples of the danger of not throwing fascists in jail when you have the chance than Netanyahu and Trump

I stan my problematic asshole mayor.

The erasure of poor Black immigrants in these United States has ALWAYS been a thing. Poor Black immigrants are demonized within their immigrant communities (classism), within the broader Black community (xenophobia), and across the globe (anti-Blackness). #blacksky

So I just realized that this is the federal building by the West LA VA...which is by the 405. I was there yesterday, zero protests or action. The Marines are trying really hard to have as little to do with this clusterfuck as they can while still technically complying with orders.

I realized that sometimes when I feel particularly down it is because I am dehydrated.

its wrong to call GOP economic policy or its worldview "zero-sum"; the policy and worldview is explicitly negative-sum. another way to say this is that they need their pleasure to come from others' pain

There’s an overwhelming number of awful things happening. My gentle suggestion is to consider attending a protest tomorrow if you can. In addition to exercising your rights, it can be helpful to be in a sea of people who share your values. MAGA has exploited this, and now it’s our turn.

Once again, it seems to me that when a court finds the president is doing something wildly unconstitutional, it is dangerous and unhealthy that we default to “but let him keep doing it until multiple layers of review all agree.”

Donald the Dove*

WATCH: “I WAS AN INTERPRETER IN AFGHANISTAN FOR 3 YEARS.” ICE grabs a man whose name they don’t even know at his immigration hearing, shackles him, expedites his removal. Q: Why would anyone ever help our military again? — Trump is endangering and weakening our military.

Even if we weren't in the middle of a historic crisis there would be no reason for any Democrat to support this legislation. There are some democratic senators that desperately need a reality check. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

1. Trump's tax cuts overwhelmingly help the rich 2. His spending cuts are targeted at the poor 3. Tariffs cost the poor a larger share of their income Roll these three regressive policies together and you get the largest redistribution from poor to rich in American history. The anti-Robin Hood.

Thinking again about the couple I spoke with on the weekend before the election who said they were volunteering for Trump because they didn’t want war in the Middle East and because the county had raised their property taxes.

“I am reversing the Invasion. It's called Remigration.”

Thanks you to all the Europeans explaining to me I'm the comments how my country is failing into dictatorship. Very useful.

BREAKING: Judge Breyer orders Trump to return control of the National Guard back to California, saying the call-up was illegal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...