Rachel Globus

Writer, surfer, lapsed gardener, hiker, baker, explorer, recovering perfectionist, media junkie. Previous: @10News @eHow et al

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

One billionaire couple owns almost all the water in California.

In 1994, the Resnicks secretly seized control of California’s public water supply.

Now their companies use 150 billion gallons every year while working class people suffer under drought conditions.

[David Alford @DavidAlfWx]

Here is a #live stream with the #PalisadeFire. https://t.co/jaGeke02Ve
#wxtwitter

[Rachel Globus @mediajunkette]

Had to redownload Twitter because I just discovered my favorite podcaster @craftingmystyle is going to be at #CMworld and there is no other way to properly celebrate

[Fuck You I Quit @fuckyouiquit]

And we will never see a single insurance CEO go to prison over it

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

President Biden renewed his call for a billionaire minimum tax during tonight's State of the Union.

Naturally, this will unleash a torrent of opposition – mostly from the rich.

Here are some of the biggest myths about taxing the wealthy.

[Fuck You I Quit @fuckyouiquit]

Wasting hours commuting to the office just to sit on virtual meetings so that office park landlords don’t lose money is peak late stage capitalism

[Elie Mystal @ElieNYC]

Anyway, as I said last week: The Supreme Court must be stopped.

https://t.co/OCDsqIkMlV

[Al Gore @algore]

Today from Truckee to Texas, communities are coming face-to-face with the devastating impacts of the climate crisis. 100mph winds and 12’ of snow are battering the Sierra Nevada while crews battle the largest wildfire in Texas history. We owe it to our our communities, neighbors, friends, and family to take action now to prevent further climate chaos.

[Fuck You I Quit @fuckyouiquit]

Did Martin Shkreli write this?

[NWS San Diego @NWSSanDiego]

Tornado Warning including Chula Vista CA, El Cajon CA and National City CA until 12:15 PM PST

[NWS San Diego @NWSSanDiego]

Here are the rain and snow totals as of 7 PM Thursday: https://t.co/UAtQmHTkpx

Scattered showers will continue overnight with brief heavy rain at times.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Your regular reminder that if not for the Trump and Bush tax cuts, federal revenues would keep pace with federal spending indefinitely.

Instead, these tax cuts have added $10 trillion to the debt.

The so called "party of fiscal responsibility" is full of it.

[Fuck You I Quit @fuckyouiquit]

Weird

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

Maybe instead of article 10,000 on how Gen Z is entitled it’s time for one single article on how CEOs who think they deserve $20 million severance packages after ruining a company are actually entitled.

[Rep. John Larson @RepJohnLarson]

Yesterday, I led my Democratic colleagues on the House floor to call for action on #SocialSecurity.

For more than 40% of all Americans, Social Security is the only pension they have. It's time for Congress to vote to enhance benefits for the first time in more than 50 YEARS!

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

It's not radical to tax the rich. It's radical to allow this level of extreme wealth concentration to continue.

[Al Gore @algore]

The oil industry is kicking off 2024 by spending millions to undermine global progress on the climate crisis. Far from being "part of the solution" as they claimed at COP28, they are aggressively working to prevent any transition away from fossil fuels. https://t.co/j1STVcru6Y

[David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells]

“They found that on average, a liter of bottled water contained some 240,000 detectable plastic fragments—10 to 100 times greater than previous estimates.” https://t.co/NkqdkeiiWz

[ProPublica @propublica]

Emails obtained by ProPublica showed that execs at Michigan's second-largest insurer argued a patient's expensive cancer treatment was not a drug, so the state’s coverage mandate didn’t apply. The patient died still fighting for access to treatment. https://t.co/uXhvotGvLg