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)
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.
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]."
Gus Bova
gusbova.bsky.socialTexas' only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. Sheâs lived in America for 35 years:
Texas Observer
texasobserver.orgMeenu Batra has lived in the South Texas border colonia of Laguna Heights since 2002. Sheâs a court interpreter, the only one licensed in Texas for Hindi, Punjabi, or Urdu. But, on March 17, Batra was detained by ICE agents at the Harlingen Airport:
Parker Molloy
parkermolloy.comDoorDash's head of public affairs said "no one is claiming it was a real delivery." I found a few people who were claiming that: Reuters, ABC, CBS, the AP, Fox, Newsmax, The Hill, the New York Post, and CSPAN, for starters.
Solomon
solomonmissouri.bsky.socialWe told you it wasnât funny when you were doing it⌠because it wasnât funny
Mueller, She Wrote
muellershewrote.comâI canât believe the bullets I manufacture were used to hurt people!â
Downtown Brandi Frown đž
itsthebrandi.bsky.socialIt's weird he didn't see this very obvious thing coming given why he started feeling extremely uncomfortable with the Chapelle Show
Phil Lewis
phillewis.bsky.socialDave Chappelle tells NPR: 'I did resent that the Republican Party ran on transgender jokes. I felt like they were doing a weaponized version of what I was doing. Thatâs not what I was doing'
Alejandra Caraballo
esqueer.netâI did resent that the Republican Party ran on transgender jokes. You know, I felt like they were doing a weaponized version of what I was doing. Thatâs not what I was doing,â Chappelle told NPRâs Newsmakers program in an interview with host Michel Martin.
Kyle Cheney
kyledcheney.bsky.socialA federal judge slapped a $250 fine on a DOJ attorney for repeatedly missing deadlines in habeas cases.
Marc Elias
marcelias.bsky.socialLouisiana sued a key federal election agency for barring the southeastern state from implementing a restrictive law requiring residents to prove their citizenship to register to vote.
Katie Phang
katiephang.bsky.socialAn exciting day: Iâm testifying today in a Senate hearing about the possible merger between Paramount & Warner Bros. This kind of power consolidation is a danger to freedom of speech and media independence so it must be fully vetted. Hope youâll tune in and watch:
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