Adam Kinzinger
adamkinzinger.substack.comHungary just elected a new PM who wasted zero time â he shut down state propaganda, called out the corrupt officials by name, and started the reckoning on day one. It made me want to write down exactly what that should look like here. So I did.
Jennie Coughlin
jenniecoughlin.bsky.socialHochul will formally propose a yearly tax surcharge on second homes in NYC that are worth $5 million or more, she said on Tuesday. The exact cost of the surcharge has not yet been ironed out, but the governor hopes to raise $500M annually that would be used to address the city's deficit.
Brad Lander
bradlander.bsky.socialA luxury tax on second homes worth $5 million+ owned by ultrawealthy out-of-state residents â to help pay for universal child care & essential public services â makes enormous sense. (1/2)
Seth Abramson
sethabramson.bsky.socialI keep saying, as a Trump biographer, that this man holds deeply deranged beliefsâon almost every subjectâhe cannot be talked out of by experts, to the point that it can accurately be said that he lives in his own warped reality. 25th this man immediately.
Godspeed You! Bluesky Emperor
andrewpaul.bsky.socialuh... did Dr. Oz just lowkey let it slip that Trump has cancer?
Alex Ip čć¸ é
alexip718.comINBOX: Amid rising tendons between Trump and Pope Leo, the administration has abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a relationship dating back to the first arrivals of Cuban exiles in South Florida.
Bill Grueskin
bgrueskin.bsky.socialLate last month, the Trump administration canceled its $11 million contract with a Miami Catholic group that cares for migrant kids. âThe U.S. government has abruptly decided to end more than 60 years of relationship with Catholic Charities," said the archbishop.
MeidasTouch
meidastouch.comDonald Trumpâs fundraising operation is telling supporters theyâve been âpromotedâ to Midterm Senior Strategist. The April 14 email urges recipients to click âACCEPT PROMOTIONâ⌠which simply redirects them to a donation page.
PatriotTakes đşđ¸
patriottakes.bsky.socialTrump Dangles Fake âMidterm Senior Strategistâ Position for Donations Supporters are urged to click âaccept promotionâ which leads to a donation form
Tarik Abou-Chadi
tabouchadi.bsky.socialDass wir diesen tipping point erreichen (und zwar bald) ist lauter der Forscher:innen jetzt deutlich wahrscheinlicher geworden. Wie rechtfertigt eine Regierung in dieser Situation Tankrabatte, Senkung der Luftverkehrsteuer, ausbleibendes Tempolimit usw.?
Eric Holthaus
ericholthaus.comTurns out, we *really* needed that last decade of lost climate action that Trump has wasted.
Guardian US
us.theguardian.com"There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of us," write @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, @gabrielzucman.bsky.social, and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
OlĂşfáşšĚmi O. TĂĄĂwò
olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social"This weekend, the Spanish prime minister, Pedro SĂĄnchez, and Brazilian president, Luiz InĂĄcio Lula Silva, will meet in Barcelona with the heads of states of South Africa, Mexico, Colombia and many more countries to press ahead [with a global minimum tax]."
CREW
citizensforethics.orgThis isn't being talked about enough: President Trump is hosting a gala at Mar-a-Lago next week for the top 297 holders of his $TRUMP memecoin. Not only is this blatantly corrupt, it's a national security threat.
Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis
kendrawrites.comOh: A 2022 study found that children in households that used voice commands with tools like Siri and Alexa became curt when speaking with humans, often calling out âHey, do Xâ and expecting obedience, especially from anyone whose voice resembled the default-female electronic voices.
David M. Perry
lollardfish.bsky.socialWell shit. Itâs @adapalmer.bsky.social and Bruce Schneier on language and LLMs. So hereâs today must read for me.
Gene Tracy
genetracy.bsky.socialFascinating @adapalmer.bsky.social âStatistically, weâve been led to believe ancient Romans cared deeply about their republic, but 10% of all surviving Latin was written by one man, Cicero, whose work contains 70% of all surviving Roman uses of the word republic.â
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