Politics of Brian

The Democratic Party now belongs to Kamala Harris.

[LayoffHedge @LayoffAI]

H-1B approvals by president.

6.1 million petitions filed since 2009. 93.8% approved. 990 per day.

Obama: 94.5%
Trump I: 88.4%
Biden: 97.6%
Trump II: 97.6%

Yes, this includes renewals. Yes, that matters because they are still here.

Left. Right. Irrelevant... 94% APPROVED.

[Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_]

Ashley St. Clair: “All of MAGA is paid and they coordinate their messaging in lockstep via groupchats. All of these people came to the conclusion that after what they saw at the WHCD, their first thought was ‘Trump needs his ballroom.’ One of the main groupchats in which they coordinate this messaging is literally called ‘Fight, Fight, Fight!’ after the ‘attempt’ on Trump’s life in Butler”

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

When billionaires take control of vital communication platforms, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.

And when those billionaires justify their business motives by citing “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability.

Don't be fooled.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Amazon, which saved $4B in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill, has cut 30,000 jobs since last October.

Verizon, which saved $2B, plans to cut 15,000 jobs this year.

Meta, which saved $3B, plans to lay off 20% or more of its workforce.

Trickle-down economics is a cruel joke.

[Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie22]

NEW: Chicago Progressive Partnership super PAC, which launched ads attacking Kat Abughazaleh and then eventually in favor of Bushra Amiwala as an apparent attempt to split the vote, has filed its FEC report, which reveals it was another shell group for AIPAC and its allies

[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

Disney: $8.3B in profits
$0 paid in taxes

CVS Health: $6.57B in profits
$0 paid in taxes

Tesla: $5.7B in profits
$0 paid in taxes

Citigroup: $4.45B in profits
$0 paid in taxes

United Airlines: $4.3B in profits
$0 paid in taxes

Coinbase: $1.62B in profits
$0 paid in taxes

Palantir: $1.58B in profits
$0 paid in taxes

PayPal: $1.43B in profits
$0 paid in taxes

Yum! Brands: $1B in profits
$0 paid in taxes

At least 88 companies reported $105B in profits last year, and paid $0 in taxes.

But Republicans want you to think someone working 40 hours a week for poverty wages, relying on SNAP and Medicaid to survive, is the problem.
https://t.co/mLksxq8qo7

[Hasanabi Productions (fan account) @HasanabiProd]

Hasan Piker speaks at Yale University

"Trump's Budget manages to be $361 Billion larger than last year, despite cutting $300 Billion in social programs and public investments. All of that money is going to policing and endless war. It's not going to bridges, tunnels, and it's not going to healthcare. Every single one of you, regardless of your political affiliation, should consider that money stolen from you."

[Warren Gunnels @GunnelsWarren]

Not only did Disney pay nothing in income taxes this year, it received a $1.428 billion tax refund after making $12 billion in profits.

"Corporations will create jobs if you give them more tax breaks" is a total scam.

[Pastor Ben @BenjaminPDixon]

47,107 of the WAR CRIMINALS who committed this genocide are now living freely in other nations. #IDtheIDF

Demand To Know if WAR CRIMINALS live in YOUR neighborhoods.

#IDtheIDF

Every War Criminal should be entered into a War Criminal REGISTRY.

The UN has confirmed these 'soldiers' committed:

• Genocide
• Rape
• Torture
• Child murder
• Starvation — as a weapon of war
• Killing journalists
• Killing aid workers

How many live in your nation, state, or city?

🇺🇸 United States: 13,342
🇫🇷 France: 6,464
🇷🇺 Russia: 5,169
🇺🇦 Ukraine: 4,193
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 2,069
🇩🇪 Germany: 1,817

SOURCE: IDF Freedom of Information disclosure, dated March 2025. Obtained by Israeli nonprofit Hatzlacha via FOI request submitted to the Israel Defense Forces. Published publicly by Declassified UK on February 11, 2026.

[Politics of Brian @PoliticsOfBrian]

@factpostnews @RachelBitecofer Oil companies OWN the oil. American people get nothing but high prices. Why isn’t the oil being used to keep prices low at home?

[RT @RT_com]

Iran REBUILDS BRIDGE IN 3 DAYS after US-Israel BOMBED IT ON APRIL 7

Trains already CROSSING

That POTHOLE near you still undefeated?

[YourFavoriteGuy @guychristensen_]

Democrats are shooting themselves in the foot per usual.

2028 hotshots like Newsom personally called members to force them to kill a resolution that would distance the Party from AIPAC’s millions.

Vote third party. Build a real opposition to the system.

[Politics of Brian @PoliticsOfBrian]

@HillcrestCardCo Facts

[Warren Gunnels @GunnelsWarren]

Not 1 banker went to jail for mortgage fraud in 2008 while getting a multi-trillion dollar bailout.

Not 1 Sackler went to jail for the opioid crisis that caused hundreds of thousands to die. They’re still billionaires.

Not 1 Epstein rapist went to jail. They’re worth billions.

[Politics of Brian @PoliticsOfBrian]

@_lizharvey Facts!

[Gareth Icke @garethicke]

"Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it." - John Lennon

Seems appropriate.

[🎒Shailja #FreePalestine Patel @shailjapatel]

Obama bombed 8 countries. Three bombs an hour, 24 hours a day, for 8 years of presidency. Spent a TRILLION dollars to upgrade the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Signed a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide $38 billion in military aid to Israel from 2019-2028.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

🔥 @hasanthehun: “There’s a battle brewing — against not only the corrupt, fascist forces of the Republican Party… but also against do-nothing Dems that fundraise from corporate donors and put YOUR interests 2nd… Remember: every dollar spent on a bomb is stolen from YOU.”

[Shadow of Ezra @ShadowofEzra]

Joe Kent issues an emergency message that Israel will attempt to sabotage this ceasefire deal.

He says now is the time to restrain Israel and cut off its military funding to stop it.

He says Israel’s word should never be trusted because they are absolute liars.

[indi.ca @indica]

They're really doing Whitey's on the Moon while children get bitten by rats in Gaza. They're doing the Gil Scott-Heron poem