Face facts - the US is already a brutal autocracy.
#ThisIsAmericaNow

"Telemundo reports that a 3-year old, his mother, and his grandmother were arrested by ICE while speaking Spanish shopping at a department store in Milwaukee. They were US citizens from Puerto Rico. It wasn’t until they were in detention that the mother was allowed to produce identification and birth certificates to prove their citizenship. ICE apologized and made them pay for their own cab ride home."

Thanks to #MeidasTouch

More billionaires dodging more taxes.

When will we #TaxTheRich ?

#WealthTaxNow

BBC News - Roman Abramovich could owe UK £1bn in unpaid tax - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrnqvqek4ro

@gleick

Let's be sure not to soft pedal this - and call it "ethnic cleansing".

Not "clean out", not "relocation", not vague references or links to his quote.

The #POTUS is calling for ethnic cleansing in Gaza. That is wrong and seriously NOT normal.

@HarriettMB @aral

Yes! And every time he doubles down, Denmark and Europe need to *reduce* their appeasement. If he gets military bases and mineral rights in Greenland after threatening war ... Then that's a clear reward.

...and he'll be back for more

#DontAppease the #AmericanClownEmperor

The #AmericanClownEmperor made his first call to other world leaders today ... To Saudi Arabia's MBS.

Shortly after leaving office, his son-in-law launched a hedge fund with $2 Trillion coming from ... Saudi Arabia

Back in 2017, his first foreign visit was to ... Saudi Arabia

This seems like a major nexus - and it's almost never mentioned.

@GottaLaff

Given the "declarations of emergency" have already started, I think we may already be in Step 4

Delighted to see the #GazaCeasefire has finally been agreed and implemented.

The release of these first three hostages shows that dialogue was *always* the most effective way to end this.

Fingers crossed, the ceasefire holds and Netanyahu and Hamas do not resume their attacks.

BBC News - Who are the three Israeli hostages being released by Hamas?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5ydgeqrvqo

@GottaLaff

Protests in the street are totally ignored by autocrats - often only bringing blowback.

Protestors - and all decent people - need to be looking at a #GeneralStrike

@Npars01

It's worth noting that income tax is hardly progressive anymore. The truly wealthy don't take "income" and pay almost no tax.

Income tax more than a century old and far too many workaround exist.

We need a #WealthTax , #RaiseCGT , #RaiseInheritanceTax and close a lot of loopholes to get at the trillions of untaxed money.

#TaxTheRich

@GottaLaff

Of course, a body to collect tariffs already exists, so he's just making noise.

But you've got to admit, he knows how to get a message out and understandable to anyone. I bet millions will hear this and think it's something new.

@GhostOnTheHalfShell @Npars01 @Crispius @GottaLaff

Sure, I'll agree everything you just said.

But will you agree the US government has *chosen* to limit its budget to the income + debt ceiling? THAT has been my point - not the mechanics of MMT.

@GhostOnTheHalfShell @Npars01 @Crispius @GottaLaff
That may be technically correct, but irrelevant for two reasons.

1) While the gov can magically create money, it pays real money when it buys goods/services or pays wages. Of course, gov could simply print more money, but doing that too much/too fast causes an inflationary spiral.

2) The gov has chosen to legislate a debt cap, essentially shackling itself to the income + approved debt ceiling.

@marjolica @ChrisMayLA6

Gosh, it's almost like allowing medicines to be developed by for-profit companies has only produced the most profitable, not most useful, drugs.

Stunning must-read about the extent of American rightwing paramilitaries

IMO, the links to active police and sheriffs is most alarming.

How a Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias
https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole

@alexproe @GottaLaff

78M voted for a pack of lies
76M voted for Harris and the status quo
90M didn't vote at all

So, what did "America" really vote for? (Yes, I know what the election result was. I'm making a larger point about voting and how effective it is in capturing the will of the people)

@ChrisMayLA6

Of course, Facebook (and all the techbros) are not to be trusted.

But what surprises me, is where are the whistleblowers? Zuckerberg and Musk don't touch the code. Someone else is changing the algorithm, the weighting and writing/executing the safety policy. Where are those people to warn about the public's safety risks?

@GottaLaff

JFC!

Does rule of law mean nothing to the Justice Dept? They keep rolling over to proactively apply a 50 year old policy created for a totally different situation.

So sad that #CriminalGrandpa 's many, many crimes will never be addressed - even the ones with convictions. 🤮

Sorry, Gordon Brown, but that's a false binary choice. We van improve palliative care for those who want it AND allow assisted deaths for those that don't.

Don't deny the rights of those with terminal illness to end their suffering on their own timeline.
#AssistedDeathBill

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/22/gordon-brown-improve-end-of-life-care-rather-than-allow-assisted-dying

@DebR @talia_christine

The country founded on stolen land, built largely be slaves and Chinese laborers, that wouldn't let women vote for over a century ... Yeah, we've been this way a while

@talia_christine
Yup, just like we gave up talking about the "land of immigrants" or "rule of law"