Melanie D'Arrigo
@DarrigoMelanie
Exec Director @NYHCampaign, VP Legis NY National Organization for Women, LGBTQ nonprofit cofounder, Bluesky: @darrigomelanie Threads & IG: @melanie_darrigo
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Your periodic reminder that corporate interests will always side with fascists and oligarchs because the oligarchy and fascism inherently protect corporate interests.
Trump's tariffs are costing the average American family up to an additional $2500+ per year because up to 96% of the tariff costs are being passed directly onto U.S. consumers...
...and Republicans know this, and are ok with this.
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Trump is going to let kids die to appease his anti-science, conspiracy theorist base.
I feel like the photo of this Black women surrounded by dozens of masked, anonymous, white nationalists is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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The maximum amount a person can donate to a candidate is $3500.
Miriam Adelson just donated another $25 million.
Citizens United didn’t give corporations “free speech.”
It let billionaires buy elections and legally bribe politicians.
End Citizens United.
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This painting is from 1951 when the marginal tax rate for the top .1% was 91%.
To be clear:
Trump didn’t “settle” with the IRS.
He controls the IRS and DOJ
He’s stealing $1.8 billion from taxpayers and laundering it to his political allies with no actual oversight.
This is a heist.
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Trump is suing the IRS, which he oversees, for $10 billion.
Both sides want to settle to avoid going to court.
Aside from money, one of the settlement terms is to drop all audits of himself and his family.
He’s stealing $10B from taxpayers and covering up his tax crimes.
You get that, right?
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