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TinJar (Author: "A New Faith")<p><a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23US" target="_blank">#US</a> is a strange place. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Wealthy" target="_blank">#Wealthy</a> but <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23consumes" target="_blank">#consumes</a> like <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23poor" target="_blank">#poor</a> country. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23China" target="_blank">#China</a> is the opposite. Which model is <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23better" target="_blank">#better</a> for the <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23world" target="_blank">#world</a> ? <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23climate" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23climatechange" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23adaptation" target="_blank">#adaptation</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23climatecrisis" target="_blank">#climatecrisis</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23climateaction" target="_blank">#climateaction</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23consumption" target="_blank">#consumption</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23adapt" target="_blank">#adapt</a></p>
Nathaniel Gregory<p>"The benefit of others" in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> means primarily the benefit of a tiny, immensely <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> exploiting class of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a> who make us struggle to subsist amid plenty.</p><p>"The benefit of others" in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialism</span></a> means the benefit of all members of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/equally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equally</span></a>.</p><p>Do these really seem the same to you?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimWalz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The bill also would <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/penalize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penalize</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/states" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>states</span></a> that expand <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> in the future.</p><p>Johnson also expanded a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deduction</span></a> break for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>local</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> payments, a priority for a handful of centrist <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> who represent high-tax states like New York &amp; California.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> blasted the bill as disproportionately benefiting the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> while cutting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/benefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benefits</span></a> for working Americans. CBO found it would reduce <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poorest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poorest</span></a> 10% of US households &amp; boost income for the top 10%.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The growing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a> has paradoxically given urgency for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> to pass the bill, as it would raise the federal govt's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DebtCeiling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DebtCeiling</span></a> by $4 trillion [something they rail against when there’s a Democratic admin]. That would avert the prospect of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/default" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>default</span></a>, which ofcls have warned would come this summer.<br>Republicans also argued that failure to pass the bill would mean an effective tax hike for some [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a>] Americans, as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s 2017 tax cuts are to expire at the end of the year.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The bill now heads to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a>-controlled <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a>, where it will likely be changed further in weeks of debate.</p><p>The 1,000-page <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> would extend <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> individuals that passed in 2017 during <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s first term, cancel many <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GreenEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenEnergy</span></a> incentives passed by Democratic President Joe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> &amp; further restrict eligibility for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> programs for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicDisservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicDisservice</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Uptown Girl" is a song written and performed by American musician <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BillyJoel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillyJoel</span></a> from his ninth studio album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AnInnocentMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnInnocentMan</span></a> (1983), released in September 1983 as the album's second single. The lyrics describe a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/downtown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>downtown</span></a> man" attempting to woo a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> "uptown girl". The 12" EP has the tracks "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MyLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MyLife</span></a>", "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JustTheWayYouAre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustTheWayYouAre</span></a>" and "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ItsStillRockAndRollToMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ItsStillRockAndRollToMe</span></a>" (catalogue number TA3775), whereas some 7" single versions featured "Careless Talk" as a B-side. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCuMWrfXG4E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=hCuMWrfXG4E</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> are moving w/rapid speed to advance <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s big bill of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxBreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxBreaks</span></a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a>, spending cuts, even more beefed-up <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>border</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> funding, &amp; changes to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> as leaders work to enact many of his campaign promises.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> cmtes have been laboring for months to draft the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a>, which Republicans have labeled “THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL,” a nod to Trump himself.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-tax-cuts-bill-medicaid-work-requirements-17cbde167f3b434e925a199c3253b8e1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-tax-c</span><span class="invisible">uts-bill-medicaid-work-requirements-17cbde167f3b434e925a199c3253b8e1</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>'Under Cover of Night,' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> Unveils Plan to Kick Over 8 Million Off Medicaid</p><p>"This bill confirms what we've been saying all along: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> have been lying when they claim they aren't going to cut <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> and take away people's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a>."</p><p>Jake Johnson<br>May 12, 2025</p><p>"House Republicans late Sunday unveiled legislation that analysts said would rip Medicaid coverage from millions of low-income Americans—including children and people with disabilities—to help fund <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TaxBreaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxBreaks</span></a> that would disproportionately benefit the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/republican-medicaid-bill-text" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/republic</span><span class="invisible">an-medicaid-bill-text</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KillThePoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KillThePoor</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EatTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EatTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CompostTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CompostTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MedicaidCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicaidCuts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CapitalismKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismKills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DisabilityServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabilityServices</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GOPAreMurderers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPAreMurderers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MAGADeathCult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGADeathCult</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GOPThieves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPThieves</span></a></p>
cuNha<p>The richest 10% of the global population has caused 2/3 of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> since 1990, according to a new study. The authors of the study suggest progressive taxes on wealth and carbon-intensive investments could provide a solution. </p><p>"Climate action that doesn't address the outsized responsibilities of the wealthiest members of society risk missing one of the most powerful levers we have to reduce future harm,"</p><p><a href="https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20250507-world-s-richest-10-responsible-for-two-thirds-of-global-warming-study-finds" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">france24.com/en/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">250507-world-s-richest-10-responsible-for-two-thirds-of-global-warming-study-finds</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/polution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polution</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/deforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deforestation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
Ultra Verified 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Tarrifs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tarrifs</span></a> are <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taxes</span></a> on you and me </p><p>They are used by <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> people and <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> to jack up <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/speculator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speculator</span></a> profits and distort <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/commerce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commerce</span></a> </p><p>It's a form of fascism, when government colludes with business to create destructive forces that threaten the people </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s latest enterprise is being developed by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dubai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dubai</span></a> real estate company <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DarGlobal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarGlobal</span></a> &amp; will be the first Trump International Hotel in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a>.</p><p>…The advertised “golden visa” does not specify which country it is for, but in Feb Trump announced the concept of selling a "<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GoldCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoldCard</span></a>" <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/visa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visa</span></a> for $5M potentially offering <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> buyers residency in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> &amp; granting them a pathway to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FARA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FARA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/profiteering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profiteering</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Day 31 cont 💰 😳😱 🎩👨‍⚖️🧑‍⚖️🏛️</p><p>“Family trust blitz threatens ‘financial ruin’ as <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATO</span></a> goes back decades: </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wealthy</span></a> families are being hit with huge bills for <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/unpaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unpaid</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/penalties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penalties</span></a> as the Australian Taxation Office uses sweeping <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/powers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powers</span></a> to <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/investigate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investigate</span></a> taxes on family trust distributions dating back more than 30 years. …</p><p>The crackdown is associated with what are known as <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/FamilyTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FamilyTrust</span></a> elections and the payment of family trust distributions tax dating back to 1998, when the tax was first introduced to combat <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TaxAvoidance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxAvoidance</span></a> schemes.”</p><p>I cannot believe 🥔🤓 hasn’t mentioned and weaponised this ATO action. A tax policy might have uncovered this? </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/taxation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxation</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://archive.md/c6l94" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/c6l94</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>&gt; / &lt;<a href="https://www.afr.com/policy/tax-and-super/family-trust-blitz-threatens-financial-ruin-as-ato-goes-back-decades-20250429-p5lv2p" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">afr.com/policy/tax-and-super/f</span><span class="invisible">amily-trust-blitz-threatens-financial-ruin-as-ato-goes-back-decades-20250429-p5lv2p</span></a>&gt;</p>
-0--1-<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.publicinterest.town/@b_cavello" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>b_cavello</span></a></span> The more frightening thing to me has been the use of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> to pollute and add noise to certain signals. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gemini</span></a> refuses to discuss <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/White" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>White</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wealthy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politicians</span></a>. I have turned to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ForeignAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAI</span></a> to get answers. It's relatively easy to spot bias when it is said out loud. It's much harder when things are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obnubilated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obnubilated</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obfuscated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obfuscated</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Omitted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Omitted</span></a>.</p>
Spectre of Communism 🇵🇸🇾🇪<p>Fuck the rich!</p><p>The paradise of the rich is made out of the hell of the poor. -Victor Hugo</p><p><a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/victorhugo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>victorhugo</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/proletariat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>proletariat</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/bourgeoisie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bourgeoisie</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/dictatorshipoftheproletariat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorshipoftheproletariat</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/dictatorshipofthebourgeoisie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorshipofthebourgeoisie</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/liberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/liberalsociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberalsociety</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/liberaldemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberaldemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/fucktherich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fucktherich</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Speaker <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MikeJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikeJohnson</span></a> was able to put down a revolt on Thurs &amp; push through that blueprint to deliver <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s agenda of spending &amp; tax cuts for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> by promising <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> conservatives that their colleagues in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> would join them in cutting $1.5T in federal spending over the next decade.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/benefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benefits</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/us/politics/medicaid-republicans-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=39151416-929E-43E7-B558-0054CAA27F69" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/11/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/medicaid-republicans-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=39151416-929E-43E7-B558-0054CAA27F69</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> narrowly adopted the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget</span></a> blueprint for slashing taxes for the very <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> &amp; government <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/spending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spending</span></a>, overcoming the concerns of budget hard-liners who fear it will balloon the nation’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a>. The vote was a victory for Speaker <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MikeJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikeJohnson</span></a>, who put down a rebellion from deficit hawks, &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, who had stepped up pressure on reluctant <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/politics/house-budget-vote-trump-republicans.html?smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/10/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/house-budget-vote-trump-republicans.html?smid=url-share</span></a></p>
Dys<p>If we focus <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/BuyFromEU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyFromEU</span></a> or any kind of movement on the expansion of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> within the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> and abandon our communities, lower our <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> standards, allow the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> to take advantage of this 'rally around the flag' to profit at the expense of our connections to our neighbours, it won't matter if we break the hold of the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> over the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>. We'll pave the way for our own <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a>.</p>
Georgiann Baldino<p>"As it stands, the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> ploy can end only one of two ways: embarrassing failure or the congressional equivalent of a high-stakes heist, breaking the law to dole out trillions of dollars in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> to the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a>." </p><p>MSNBC <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/gop-budget-trump-tax-cuts-rcna199289" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinio</span><span class="invisible">n/gop-budget-trump-tax-cuts-rcna199289</span></a> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpRegime</span></a></p>
Politics Canada<p>Pierre Poilievre's housing plan favours wealthy real estate parasites. Poilievre's broader GST cut would make it possible for people who already have homes to get the tax break on rental units and investment properties. “We're going to be subsidizing a whole bunch of investors, who are treating housing as a way to get rich,” he said. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/incomeinequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incomeinequality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/speculators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speculators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poilievre</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/investors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://www.thespec.com/politics/federal/mark-carney-and-pierre-poilievre-agree-that-canada-needs-more-homes-but-not-on-how/article_f1cdb9d3-9844-5be3-ac21-21d00b2b11ea.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thespec.com/politics/federal/m</span><span class="invisible">ark-carney-and-pierre-poilievre-agree-that-canada-needs-more-homes-but-not-on-how/article_f1cdb9d3-9844-5be3-ac21-21d00b2b11ea.html</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Uptown Girl" is a song written and performed by American musician <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BillyJoel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BillyJoel</span></a> from his ninth studio album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AnInnocentMan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnInnocentMan</span></a> (1983), released in September 1983 as the album's second single. The lyrics describe a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/downtown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>downtown</span></a> man" attempting to woo a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> "uptown girl". The 12" EP has the tracks "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MyLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MyLife</span></a>", "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JustTheWayYouAre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustTheWayYouAre</span></a>" and "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ItsStillRockAndRollToMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ItsStillRockAndRollToMe</span></a>" (catalogue number TA3775), whereas some 7" single versions featured "Careless Talk" as a B-side. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUZ2TYsEM5Y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=xUZ2TYsEM5Y</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>