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Living means taking sides | Co-ED and high volume RTer of worker-led nonprofit @twittlesis

[DOCS @solidaritydept]

Elon Musk is on track to become a trillionaire, and your retirement fund is footing the bill. Ahead of SpaceX's IPO, Wall St tossed guardrails created to protect investors in order to fast track the company into index funds—and your 401k. The problem? SpaceX is losing billions

[LittleSis @twittlesis]

This billionaire influx has comes at a cost to working-class Floridians who now face acute challenges like underfunded public education, poor access to healthcare, and an increasingly unaffordable cost of living for families.

Learn more: https://t.co/q1Xe8nj9Qv

[LittleSis @twittlesis]

The number of billionaires living in Florida has more than tripled since 2015.

With an unequal state tax structure and a conservative majority in the state legislature, Florida provides billionaires with unprecedented access to power, making it an attractive state for business.

[LittleSis @twittlesis]

From its board of director ties to its credit agreements with weapons companies and AI, Citi finances and props up the corporate profiteers behind war, militarism, data centers and AI.
Read the full story: https://t.co/g5QoNfcN6V

[LittleSis @twittlesis]

Join us on June 4th to learn how to power research your landlord!

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[LittleSis @twittlesis]

New Post: New York’s Governor highjacked the must-pass state budget to gut a landmark climate law.
https://t.co/Y40sQg37rx

[DOCS @solidaritydept]

BEZOS: “You could double the taxes I pay, and it's not gonna help that teacher in Queens. I promise you."

FACT: Only because his effective tax rate is less than 1%.

[DOCS @solidaritydept]

BEZOS: "You have a bunch of people in this country who are doing really well, but you also have a bunch of people in this country who are struggling to pay rent, groceries."

FACT: 905 billionaires hold double the net wealth of the bottom 50%.

[DOCS @solidaritydept]

We fact-checked Jeff Bezos.

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

A data center tax break cost Ohio $1.5 billion last year.

That's $1.4 billion more than was expected.

[Sludge @Sludge]

Crypto and AI super PACs have amassed more than $321 million in the 2026 cycle, ready to knock out lawmakers who don't support their deregulatory agendas.

New from us at @thenation:

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[ACRE @ACREcampaigns]

The War on Iran, the AI bubble, & the overvaluation of companies in the global economy are just a few possibilities for how we end up in a global financial meltdown.

Despite the causes, we need to be prepared. On May 24 at 2 pm ET, we’re getting to it. https://t.co/6ZPHZhu5Hi

[LittleSis @twittlesis]

Join us for a summer of skilling up on power research. Whether you're a skilled organizer or researcher or just getting started with power research, our trainings are open to all.
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[LittleSis @twittlesis]

Announcing: No Billionaires in our Backyard, a series about the impact billionaires have on our everyday lives when they move into our backyards.

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

"He left the agency in 2012 to work for Geo Group, a private prison company that contracts with the federal government, including for immigration detention. Venturella was at Geo Group for a little over a decade."

https://t.co/z89benHY1u

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

Trump has appointed former GEO Group executive David Venturella to be the acting director of ICE.

GEO Group was the number 1 ICE contractor last year.

It has over $2 billion in contracts with ICE, and stands to profit massively from ICE locking up more people.

[Rob Galbraith @RobCGalbraith]

A super PAC funded by $2.5 million from gambling corps FanDuel & DraftKings started running Facebook ads in 5 NYS Assembly races yesterday, including ads supporting Karen Hoak in WNY's 149th. The PAC looks to be run by Parkside Group, which lobbies for gambling corps at $20k/mo.

[LittleSis @twittlesis]

As the richest people in the country expand their wealth, they’ve also expanded their influence over federal, state, and local politics, Florida is not excluded.

Learn more: https://t.co/q1Xe8nj9Qv

[LittleSis @twittlesis]

Join us for this training to go over how you can use the Littlesis database and our power mapping tool, oligrapher, to support your campaign and other movement related goals.
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